Adendorp

Adendorp is a village 8 km south of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of the farm, N J Adendorff, who sub-divided it into smallholdings in about 1858. Municipal status was attained in 1878.[2]

Adendorp
Adendorp
Adendorp
Coordinates: 32.303°S 24.547°E / -32.303; 24.547
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
MunicipalityDr Beyers Naudé
Area
  Total31.34 km2 (12.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total401
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African4.2%
  Coloured17.0%
  White78.1%
  Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans88.8%
  English10.2%
  Other1.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6282
PO box
6282

References

  1. "Sub Place Adendorp". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 52. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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