Eendekuil

Eendekuil is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Eendekuil
Eendekuil Church
Eendekuil
Eendekuil
Coordinates: 32°41′S 18°53′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityBergrivier
Area
 • Total0.85 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,530
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African2.2%
 • Coloured89.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White6.5%
 • Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans96.9%
 • Other3.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7335
Area code022

Situated 30 km (19 mi) north of Piketberg, the village was the terminus of the Cape Town railway until the end of the Anglo-Boer War, and it remains the railhead for the Citrusdal region, which lies on the other side of the Olifants River.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Eendekuil". Census 2011.
  2. B. P. J. Erasmus (30 September 1995). Op Pad in Suid Afrika: 'n Gids Tot Suid-Afrika, Streek Vir Streek. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-86842-026-1.


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