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Venterstad

Coordinates: 30°46′34″S 25°48′00″E / 30.776°S 25.8°E / -30.776; 25.8
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Venterstad
Dutch Reformed Church in Venterstad
Dutch Reformed Church in Venterstad
Venterstad is located in Eastern Cape
Venterstad
Venterstad
Venterstad is located in South Africa
Venterstad
Venterstad
Coordinates: 30°46′34″S 25°48′00″E / 30.776°S 25.8°E / -30.776; 25.8
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
MunicipalityWalter Sisulu
Established1875
Government
 • TypeLocal Municipality
Area
 • Total17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,290 m (4,230 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total3,596
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African87.3%
 • Coloured10.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White1.2%
 • Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
 • Xhosa82.2%
 • Afrikaans11.4%
 • Sotho2.7%
 • Other3.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9798
PO box
9798
Area code051-654-

Venterstad is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Town 43 km south-east of Norvalspont and 65 km west of Burgersdorp[2] It was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J. T. Venter.[3]

It is one of the smaller towns that currently forms part of the Gariep Local Municipality, with its seat in Burgersdorp. The town and its surrounding areas are served by a 24-hour Primary healthcare clinic (Venterstad Clinic), previously municipality-owned, but since 2010 run by the sub-district office for Health of the Eastern Cape Province. It also supports a mobile clinic and a satellite clinic at Oviston.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Main Place Venterstad from Census 2011.
  2. ^ SA Explorer - Venterstad distances
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 456.