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Vanrhynsdorp

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Vinony's link graph records 103 inbound references to Vanrhynsdorp, and connects out to South Africa, Namibia and Cape Town.

The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics 1751 establishments in the Dutch Empire, Populated places established in 1751 and Populated places in the Matzikama Local Municipality.

Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.image_skyline
NG kerk Vanrhynsdorp.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Dutch Reformed Church in Vanrhynsdorp
Settlement.pushpin_map
South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
West Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Matzikama
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.leader_title
Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.99
Settlement.population_total
6272
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
town
Official name
Vanrhynsdorp
Population
6272
Area
5.99
Elevation
107
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
NG kerk Vanrhynsdorp.jpg
Dialing code
027
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inception
1751-01-01
postal code
8170
Commons category
Vanrhynsdorp
native label
Vanrhynsdorp
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Economy
  • Society
  • Transport
  • References

Vanrhynsdorp (also written Van Rhynsdorp; ) is a town located in the West Coast District Municipality of the Western Cape province in South Africa. Considered the oldest and most southern European-settled town in Namaqualand, Vanrhynsdorp serves as a gateway to the Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo regions to the north and east.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vanrhynsdorp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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