Bitterfontein

Bitterfontein

Bitterfontein

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, 320 kilometres (200 mi) north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road transport to the railway. It is also located on the N7 (Cape Town–Namibia) national road; the distance from Cape Town is 386 kilometres (240 mi) by road and 465 kilometres (289 mi) by rail.[2]

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Bitterfontein is located in the Matzikama Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 906 in an area of 1.77 square kilometres (0.68 sq mi).[3] It is served by a police station,[4] a primary school,[5] a library,[6] and a satellite health clinic.[7]

Trivia

  • The South African country singer Ruben Lennox wrote a song about Bitterfontein

References

  1. [1]
    "Main Place Bitterfontein". Census 2011.
  2. [2]
    Boonzaaier, Boon (2008). Tracks Across the Veld. ISBN 978-0-620-41711-2.
  3. [3]
    Census 2001 — Statistics for Main Place
  4. [4]
    "Bitterfontein Police Station". Cape Gateway.
  5. [5]
    "Bitterfontein Primary School". Western Cape Education Management System. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  6. [6]
    "Bitterfontein Library Depot". Cape Gateway. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  7. [7]
    "Bitterfontein Municipality Satellite Clinic". Cape Gateway.
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