Nuwerus

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Nuwerus

Total population

650

Coordinates-31.15°, 18.36°

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

Overview

Nuwerus is a settlement in Matzikama Municipality, West Coast District in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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

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

Nearby places in Western Cape

• Bitterfontein
  9.5 mi away · pop. 984
• Rietpoort
  22.9 mi away
• Koekenaap
  26.2 mi away
• Uitkyk
  28 mi away
• Ebenhaeser
  31 mi away · pop. 1,305
• Vredendal
  37.5 mi away
• Vanrhynsdorp
  39 mi away
• Strandfontein
  42.7 mi away
• Klawer
  46.1 mi away
• Doringbaai
  46.8 mi away · pop. 1,260
• Lambert's Bay
  65.4 mi away
• Graafwater
  70.9 mi away

Browse all places in Western 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

West Coast button spider

Latrodectus indistinctus

Seen 2026-07-06

Snakepea

Euchlora hirsuta

Seen 2026-07-05

Namaqua Drumsticks

Zaluzianskya benthamiana

Seen 2026-07-05

Southern African Clouded Yellow

Colias electo electo

Seen 2026-07-05

Mimesthes maculicollis

Mimesthes maculicollis

Seen 2026-07-05

Fairybells

Melasphaerula graminea

Seen 2026-07-01

Speckle Spiderlily

Ferraria ferrariola

Seen 2026-07-01

Granite Kabong

Lapeirousia silenoides

Seen 2026-07-01

Smooth Lily Weevil

Brachycerus globosus

Seen 2026-07-01

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.