Lutzville
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Lutzville | |
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Coordinates: 31°33′S 18°21′E / 31.550°S 18.350°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Matzikama |
Area | |
• Total | 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,108 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 11.4% |
• Coloured | 25.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 62.1% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 92.3% |
• English | 3.5% |
• Tswana | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8165 |
PO box | 8165 |
Area code | 027 |
Lutzville is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It resides under the Matzikama Local Municipality.
Village 22 km north-west of Vredendal and 45 km west of Vanrhynsdorp. Established in August 1923 as Vlermuisklip, but later (~1950) renamed after its founder, Johan J Lutz.[2]
Lutzville is located next to the Olifants River and at high tide it is possible to navigate in a flat-bottomed boat to Papendorp, about 30 km downstream near the river's mouth.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sub-Place Lutzville". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 286.
- ^ Erasmus, BPJ (1995). On route in South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 1-86842-026-4.