Sutherland, South Africa

Sutherland
Top left: Fort Steenbok, a fortification from the Second Boer War. Top right: an aerial view of the South African Astronomical Observatory. Middle left: the main church in the town centre. Middle right: a view of the stars in the nights sky in Sutherland. Bottom: a panoramic view of the town centre facing away from the main church.
Top left: Fort Steenbok, a fortification from the Second Boer War. Top right: an aerial view of the South African Astronomical Observatory. Middle left: the main church in the town centre. Middle right: a view of the stars in the nights sky in Sutherland. Bottom: a panoramic view of the town centre facing away from the main church.
Sutherland is located in Northern Cape
Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is located in South Africa
Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is located in Africa
Sutherland
Sutherland
Coordinates: 32°23′37″S 20°39′41″E / 32.39361°S 20.66139°E / -32.39361; 20.66139
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
MunicipalityKaroo Hoogland
Established1858
Area
 • Total
35.98 km2 (13.89 sq mi)
Elevation
1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,836
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African8.0%
 • Coloured78.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White12.7%
 • Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans96.0%
 • English1.9%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6920
PO box
6920
Area code023

Sutherland is a town with about 2,841 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[2] It lies in the western Roggeveld Mountains in the Karoo.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Sutherland". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.