Rietbron | |
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 Dutch Reformed Church Rietbron | |
  Rietbron  Rietbron | |
| Coordinates: 32°53′56″S 23°08′56″E / 32.899°S 23.149°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Dr Beyers Naudé |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,184 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.8% |
| • Coloured | 87.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 3.4% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 96.3% |
| • English | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 6450 |
| Area code | 044 |
Rietbron is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is on the R306 road.
Village 85 km south-east of Beaufort West and 64 km north-west of Willowmore. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘reed source’, ‘reed fountain’.[2]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Rietbron". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 387.