Soebatsfontein

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
30°07′01″S 17°34′59″E / 30.117°S 17.583°E / -30.117; 17.583CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictNamakwaMunicipalityKamiesbergArea • Total0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total276 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Coloured97.8% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White1.8%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans96.4% • Tswana1.8% • Other1.8%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
8257

Soebatsfontein is a settlement in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Settlement 80 km south-west of Springbok and 48 km north-west of Kamieskroon. The name, Afrikaans for ‘begging or pleading fountain’, dates from an incident about 1898 in which Hendrik S(t)ievert, a farmhand, was murdered by San in spite of his begging for mercy.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Soebatsfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 409.


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