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Porterville, South Africa - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 33°00′S 18°59′E / 33.000°S 18.983°E

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Porterville
From the top, an aerial photograph of Porterville in South Africa with the R44 road running through the town. In the left photograph, the Grootwinterhoek mountains can be seen in the distance. NG Kerk in Porterville (left). The Jan Danckaert Museum (right). Wheat is grown in the surrounding area (below).
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Coordinates: 33°00′S 18°59′E / 33.000°S 18.983°E / -33.000; 18.983
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Bergrivier
Government
• Councillors	Koos Daniels (DA)^[1] Adam du Plooy (DA)^[2]
Area ^[3]
• Total	7.98 km² (3.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	7,057
• Density	880/km² (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[3]
• Black African	1.6%
• Coloured	76.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	21.0%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) ^[3]
• Afrikaans	96.0%
• English	1.9%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6810, 6811, 6812
PO box	6810
Area code	022

Porterville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The town is located at the foot of the Olifants River Mountains, 27 km south-east of Piketberg and 155 km north-east of Cape Town. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town on R44 road at the base of the Olifants River mountains. The Dasklip Pass to the surrounding Groot Winterhoek mountains is located 14 km outside of the town. The Soom Shale, a notable deposit of Late Ordovician era fossils, is located near the town. Agriculture in the area is dominated by wheat production. The closest towns are Piketberg to the west, Saron to the south, and Eendekuil and Citrusdal to the north.

History

Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by Khoekhoen nomadic pastoralists.^[4] The town was laid out in 1863 on a portion of Pomona farm owned by F.J. Owen.^[5] It was previously called Willems Vallei and was owned by Willem Berger.^[5] The town was established in 1863 and named after William Porter, who served as Attorney General of the Cape Colony from 1839 to 1866,^[6] and became a municipality in 1903.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2001	5,863	—
2011	7,057	+20.4%
^[7]^[3]

According to the 2011 census, Porterville has a population of 7,057 people divided into 1,949 households. The census identifies residents' first languages as 96.0% Afrikaans, 1.9% English and 2.1% other. Within the population, 76.4% of residents identified themselves as "Coloured", 21.0% as "White" and 1.6% as "Black African".^[3] Porterville has an area of about 7.98 square km, with a density of 884.3 per square km. Minor area differences exist between figures extracted from the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Notable people

Pieter Grobbelaar, South African World War II military commander was born in Porterville.
Nataniël le Roux, South African TV personality, singer, writer, and composer^[8]

References

^ Councillor Koos Daniels
^ Councillor Adam du Plooy
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Main Place Porterville". Census 2011.
^ Arthur, Charles (December 2008). "The archaeology of indigenous herders in the Western Cape of South Africa". Southern African Humanities. 20: 215. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1019.7873.
^ ^a ^b Potgieter, D. J. (1973). Standard Encyclopedia of Southern Africa. Internet Archive. p. 22.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 372.
^ [1], Census 2001 — Main Place "Porterville"
^ "Nataniël's table". www.lecreuset.co.za. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

v t e Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Moorreesburg
Matzikama	Bitterfontein Doringbaai Ebenhaeser Klawer Kliprand Koekenaap Lutzville Nuwerus Papendorp Rietpoort Strandfontein Vanrhynsdorp Vredendal	West Coast District within South Africa
Cederberg	Citrusdal Clanwilliam Elands Bay Graafwater Lambert's Bay Leipoldtville Wupperthal
Bergrivier	Aurora Dwarskersbos Eendekuil Goedverwacht Piketberg Porterville Redelinghuys Velddrif Wittewater
Saldanha Bay	Britannia Bay Hopefield Jacobsbaai Langebaan Langebaanweg Paternoster Saldanha St Helena Bay Stompneus Bay Vredenburg
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