Eksteenfontein

Eksteenfontein is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, on the edge of the Richtersveld World Heritage Site.[2]

Eksteenfontein
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Coordinates: 28.824°S 17.255°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Richtersveld
Area [1]
• Total	0.73 km^2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	531
• Density	730/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	0.9%
• Coloured	89.3%
• Other	9.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	94.5%
• English	1.3%
• Tswana	1.1%
• Other	3.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8284

The locals are mostly of Baster ancestry, people of mixed blood who were forcibly removed from the white farming area near Pofadder in 1945.[2] The town was originally known as Stinkfontein (stinking spring), but was later renamed in honour of a Reverend Eksteen, the pastor who had helped the Baster in finding a new place to live.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Eksteenfontein". Census 2011.
2. "Eksteenfontein is a perfect base to explore the Richtersveld World Heritage Site". South African Tourism. Retrieved 7 January 2014.