Merweville Explained

Merweville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.6667°N 52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Central Karoo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Beaufort West
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Party:DA
Leader Title:Councillor
Leader Name:Japie Van der Linde[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:32.59
Population Total:1592
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:9.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:78.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.6%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:8.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:95.0%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:1.4%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:6940
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:023

Merweville is a town located in Beaufort West Municipality, Western Cape.

Village 45 km north-west of Prince Albert Road and 130 km south-east of Beaufort West. It was established on the farm Vanderbylskraal in 1904 and administered by a village management board from 1921. Named after the Reverend P van der Merwe (1860-1940), minister at Beaufort West of the Dutch Reformed Church, and chairman of the church council which established the town.[3]

The town is an isolated community that maintains an old-world charm, about 150 km from Beaufort West. The surrounding region has been likened to that of Nevada or Arizona. It was one of the few towns or villages in the province not to be serviced by a sealed highway until the 40 km stretch of gravel road from the N1 was tarred in 2015.

One of the few remaining towns that still retains the old type laid back livestyle of days gone by - see Merweville for more information.

Every year the Dankfees festival is held which attracts thousands of people for the weekend.[4]

External links

www.merweville.co.za

Notes and References

  1. https://www.da.org.za/our-people/ward-councillors-map Councillors - Beaufort West (Ward 7)
  2. Web site: Main Place Merweville . Census 2011.
  3. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 306.
  4. Go! magazine, december 2017 issue, p.50-56