Pofadder

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Pofadder

Total population

3,287

Air quality index

20Good

WeatherAvg high 78.9°F

Coordinates-29.13°, 19.40°

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

Overview

Pofadder is a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. In spite of its small size, it is an important local centre in the region known in South Africa as Bushmanland. The surrounding districts are arid, sparsely populated, rugged and picturesque. There is little in the way of cropping and local farmers run sheep or goats for a living. As a tourist destination, it is not sufficiently spectacular to rival the spring flowers of the coastal regions of Namaqualand, but it has its attractions for biologists and conservationists and those with an interest in its remarkable diversity of often-tiny xerophytes and animal life. In recent years, the town economy has been boosted by the construction and operation of solar power stations.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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).

Nearby places in Northern Cape

• Buxton
  7601.6 mi away
• Avon
  7602.4 mi away
• Frisco
  7604.6 mi away
• Hatteras
  7608.5 mi away
• Manteo
  7624.2 mi away
• Kill Devil Hills
  7628.3 mi away
• Manns Harbor
  7630.9 mi away
• Kitty Hawk
  7632 mi away
• Engelhard
  7632.8 mi away
• Atlantic
  7634.1 mi away
• Davis
  7638.4 mi away
• Gloucester
  7640.6 mi away

Browse all places in Northern 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

Heliophila seselifolia

Heliophila seselifolia

Seen 2026-07-06

Heliophila minima

Heliophila minima

Seen 2026-07-06

Southern Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis megalotis

Seen 2026-07-06

Silver-beads

Crassula deltoidea

Seen 2026-05-26

Incised Sorrel

Oxalis annae

Seen 2026-05-26

Antimima vanzylii

Antimima vanzylii

Seen 2026-05-26

Ihlenfeldtia vanzylii

Ihlenfeldtia vanzylii

Seen 2026-05-26

Dyerophytum africanum

Dyerophytum africanum

Seen 2026-05-26

Sprawling Seacoral

Tetragonia fruticosa

Seen 2026-05-26

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

Gallery

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

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