Dordrecht

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Dordrecht

Founded

1856

Elevation1600 m

Coordinates-31.37°, 27.05°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dordrecht is a town situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Dordrecht was founded in 1856 by Baron Smiddolff, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church. The town was named for the city of the same name in the South-Western Netherlands and had a population of about 8,741 people in 2001.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

D

Daniel Bekker

South African boxer (1932-2009)

Hennie Aucamp

Afrikaans poet/short story writer/cabaretist/academic (1934–2014)

H

Hendrik Bekker

South African rugby union player (1925–1999)

M

Marais Steyn

South African journalist (1915-1998)

C

Colin Cockcroft

South African general and Doctor (1917–1987)

D

Dolf Bekker

South African rugby union player

J

James Louw

cricketer

G

George Munnik

South African judge (1921-2004)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

• James Calata
  22.3 mi away
• Cacadu
  25.3 mi away
• Ndenxe
  30.4 mi away
• Sterkstroom
  31.7 mi away
• Molteno
  40.4 mi away
• KuMabangula
  40.7 mi away
• Gcina
  42.1 mi away
• Ekhephini (Barkly East)
  42.9 mi away
• Bolotwa
  43.1 mi away
• Mahlengele
  44.2 mi away
• KwaNongqongqwana
  44.9 mi away
• Bhanti
  45.9 mi away

Browse all places in Eastern Cape →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Seen 2026-05-11

South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana

Seen 2026-05-11

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Seen 2026-05-10

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Seen 2026-05-10

Sentinel Rock-Thrush

Monticola explorator

Seen 2026-05-10

Southern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla formicivora

Seen 2026-04-26

Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider

Trichonephila fenestrata

Seen 2026-04-05

cancer bush

Lessertia frutescens

Seen 2025-10-03

South African Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum regulorum

Seen 2025-04-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dordrecht, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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