Soebatsfontein

Soebatsfontein
Soebatsfontein
Soebatsfontein
Soebatsfontein

 Soebatsfontein shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 30°07′01″S 17°34′59″E / 30.117°S 17.583°E / -30.117; 17.583Coordinates: 30°07′01″S 17°34′59″E / 30.117°S 17.583°E / -30.117; 17.583
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Namakwa
Municipality Kamiesberg
Area[1]
 • Total 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 276
 • Density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Coloured 97.8%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 1.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 96.4%
 • Tswana 1.8%
 • Other 1.8%
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. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Soebatsfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 409.
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