Eendekuil

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

Eendekuil
Eendekuil Church
Eendekuil Church
Eendekuil is located in Western Cape
Eendekuil
Eendekuil
Eendekuil is located in South Africa
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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