Leipoldtville

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
32°13′19″S 18°28′52″E / 32.222°S 18.481°E / -32.222; 18.481CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictWest CoastMunicipalityCederbergArea • Total0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total298 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African7.7% • Coloured79.5% • Indian/Asian1.7% • White11.1%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans96.3% • English1.7% • Other2.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
8122
Area code027

Leipoldtville is a town in Cederberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

It is located 40 km (25 mi) West-Southwest of Clanwilliam and 27 km (17 mi) Southeast of Lambert's Bay. The town is named after the Reverend C F Leipoldt, a Dutch Reformed minister in Clanwilliam from 1884 to 1910 and father of the Afrikaans poet C. Louis Leipoldt.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Leipoldtville". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 275. Retrieved 28 August 2013.