Oberholzer

Oberholzer Pretoriusrus
Oberholzer Oberholzer Oberholzer  Oberholzer shown within Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°20′49″S 27°22′55″E / 26.347°S 27.382°ECoordinates: 26°20′49″S 27°22′55″E / 26.347°S 27.382°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
District	West Rand
Municipality	Merafong City
Area[1]
• Total	4.12 km^2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	5,397
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	35.8%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	61.7%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	55.4%
• Tswana	12.3%
• English	10.8%
• Sotho	8.6%
• Other	12.9%
Postal code (street)	2499
PO box	2502

Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

Town 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville. Laid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.^[2]

References

1. "Main Place Oberholzer". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 346.