Avontuur

Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2] The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes.

Avontuur
Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station
Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station
Avontuur is located in Western Cape
Avontuur
Avontuur
Avontuur is located in South Africa
Avontuur
Avontuur
Coordinates: 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityGeorge
Population
  Total238
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6490
Area code044

History

The name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.[3]

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