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Porterville, South Africa
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Porterville | |
| image_skyline | {{Photomontage | |
| photo1a | Porterville aerial cropped.jpg | |
| photo2a | Porterville NG Kerk.JPG | |
| photo2b | Jan Danckaert Museum.JPG | |
| photo3a | Wheat panorama.jpg | |
| spacing | 1 | |
| color_border | white | |
| color | white | |
| size | 280 | |
| foot_montage | ||
| pushpin_map | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | |
| coordinates | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | South Africa | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province | |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Cape | |
| subdivision_type2 | District | |
| subdivision_name2 | West Coast | |
| subdivision_type3 | Municipality | |
| subdivision_name3 | Bergrivier | |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place | |
| established_title | Established | |
| leader_title | Councillors | |
| leader_name | Koos Daniels (DA) | |
| Adam du Plooy (DA) | ||
| area_footnotes | ||
| area_total_km2 | 7.98 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 7057 | |
| population_as_of | 2011 | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | ||
| demographics1_title1 | Black African | |
| demographics1_info1 | 1.6% | |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured | |
| demographics1_info2 | 76.4% | |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian | |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.4% | |
| demographics1_title4 | White | |
| demographics1_info4 | 21.0% | |
| demographics1_title5 | Other | |
| demographics1_info5 | 0.6% | |
| <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Afrikaans | |
| demographics2_info1 | 96.0% | |
| demographics2_title2 | English | |
| demographics2_info2 | 1.9% | |
| demographics2_title5 | Other | |
| demographics2_info5 | 2.1% | |
| <!-- Other information --> | timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) | |
| postal_code | 6810, 6811, 6812 | |
| postal2_code_type | PO box | |
| postal2_code | 6810 | |
| area_code_type | Area code | |
| area_code | 022 |
Adam du Plooy (DA) Porterville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The town is located at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, 27 km south-east of Piketberg and 155 km north-east of Cape Town. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town on R44 road at the base of the Olifants River mountains. The Dasklip Pass to the surrounding Groot Winterhoek mountains is located 14 km outside of the town. The Soom Shale, a notable deposit of Late Ordovician period fossils, is located near the town. Agriculture in the area is dominated by wheat production. The closest towns are Piketberg to the west, Saron to the south, and Eendekuil and Citrusdal to the north.
History
Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by Khoikhoin nomadic pastoralists. The town was laid out in 1863 on a portion of Pomona farm owned by F.J. Owen. It was previously called Willems Vallei and was owned by Willem Berger. and became a municipality in 1903.
Demographics
|2001|5863 |2011|7057 According to the 2011 census, Porterville has a population of 7,057 people divided into 1,949 households. The census identifies residents' first languages as 96.0% Afrikaans, 1.9% English and 2.1% other. Within the population, 76.4% of residents identified themselves as "Coloured", 21.0% as "White" and 1.6% as "Black African". Porterville has an area of about 7.98 square km, with a density of 884.3 per square km. Minor area differences exist between figures extracted from the 2001 and 2011 censuses.
Notable people
- Pieter Grobbelaar, South African World War II military commander was born in Porterville.
- Nataniël le Roux, South African TV personality, singer, writer, and composer
- Whitey Basson, South African businessman, former CEO of Shoprite Holdings Ltd, was born in Porterville.
References
References
- [http://www.bergmun.org.za/councillor-jakobus-koos-daniels Councillor Koos Daniels]
- [http://www.bergmun.org.za/councillor-adam-du-plooy Councillor Adam du Plooy]
- "Main Place Porterville". Census 2011.
- Arthur, Charles. (December 2008). "The archaeology of indigenous herders in the Western Cape of South Africa". [[Southern African Humanities]].
- Potgieter, D. J.. (1973). "Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa".
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council.
- [http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/10308], Census 2001 — Main Place "Porterville"
- "Nataniël's table".
- (30 November 2016). "COVER STORY: Whitey Basson".
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