Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville.
Oberholzer
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Coordinates: 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 | |
• Total | 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 5,397 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 35.8% |
• Coloured | 1.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 61.7% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 55.4% |
• Tswana | 12.3% |
• English | 10.8% |
• Sotho | 8.6% |
• Other | 12.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2499 |
PO box | 2502 |
History
editLaid out on the farm Wonderfontein, it was proclaimed in March 1939 and named after the owner of the farm, Hendrik Oberholzer.[2]
The town of Oberholzer is situated in the constituency of Carletonville & there are no distinct boundaries separating Oberholzer from Carletonville. Together, they make one city.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Oberholzer". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 346.
- ^ http://www.merafong.gov.za/datafiles/pdf/MSDF%25202016-21%2520Annexure%2520C%2520Local%2520Spatial%2520Development%2520Directives.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi07aGhi6bnAhWiQEEAHcMOBe0QFjATegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw2P-u6o9TVMF-zXSCus4q7v [dead link]