Rietfontein | |
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Rietfontein shown within Northern Cape | |
Coordinates: 26°44′00″S 20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°ECoordinates: 26°44′00″S 20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Northern Cape |
District | ZF Mgcawu |
Municipality | Dawid Kruiper |
Area | |
• Total | 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,293 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 5.6% |
• Coloured | 92.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
• White | 0.5% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.5% |
• Sign language | 1.4% |
• English | 1.0% |
• Tswana | 1.0% |
• Other | 1.1% |
Postal code (street) | n/a |
PO box | n/a |
Rietfontein is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as the Rietfontein Borderpost with Namibia during the day hours of 08:00-16:30, that gives access to and from south-east Namibia via Aroab on the C16 main road.