Rietfontein

Rietfontein
Rietfontein
Rietfontein
Rietfontein

 Rietfontein shown within Northern Cape

Coordinates: 26°44′00″S 20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E / -26.7333; 20.0333Coordinates: 26°44′00″S 20°02′00″E / 26.7333°S 20.0333°E / -26.7333; 20.0333
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Municipality Dawid Kruiper
Area[1]
  Total 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,293
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 5.6%
  Coloured 92.5%
  Indian/Asian 1.0%
  White 0.5%
  Other 0.3%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 95.5%
  Sign language 1.4%
  English 1.0%
  Tswana 1.0%
  Other 1.1%
Postal code (street) n/a
PO box n/a

Rietfontein is a town in ZF Mgcawu District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It functions as the Rietfontein Borderpost with Namibia during the day hours of 08:00-16:30, that gives access to and from south-east Namibia via Aroab on the C16 main road.

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