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Riviersonderend
Western Capetown
Riviersonderend
Total population
5,245
Founded
1923
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Riviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Cape Town. It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name. In the census of 2011 it was recorded as having a population of 5,245. The N2 national road passes through Riviersonderend, forming its main street; it is 161 kilometres (100 mi) by road from central Cape Town.
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History
The village was established in 1923, when Edith S V McIntyre sold a portion of her farm, Tierhoek, to the local Dutch Reformed church council for 6000 pounds. First known as "Rivier Zonder End" (Dutch for "river without end"), the name later changed to the Afrikaans "Riviersonderend".
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blue CraneAnthropoides paradiseus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793) · Aves397
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves275
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves268
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves260
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves233
- Cape CrowCorvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves226
- Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves220
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves208
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Western Cape
- McGregor14.8 mi away
- Bonnievale18.4 mi away
- Greyton18.8 mi away
- Genadendal21.9 mi away
- Napier22.4 mi away · pop. 4,214
- Ashton23.3 mi away
- Robertson24 mi away · pop. 27,715
- Tesselaarsdal27.1 mi away · pop. 1,395
- Bredasdorp27.4 mi away · pop. 15,524
- Montagu27.7 mi away · pop. 15,176
- Caledon28.3 mi away · pop. 13,020
- Swellendam31.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Riviersonderend, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API