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Hartbeestfontein B

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  • 1,467

  • 484

  • 15,8%

  • 88,4%

  • 93,4%

  • 82,6%

Hartbeestfontein B is named after the farm on which it was established. The name of the farm was derived from an incident in which two Voortrekkers, chasing a wounded hartebeest, found the animal dead at a spring. Translated, the name is Afrikaans for 'hartebeest spring'. (GPS coordinates: 26.7646 S, 26.4279 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population1,467
Young (0-14)16,3%
Working Age (15-64)62,2%
Elderly (65+)21,5%
Dependency ratio60,7
Sex ratio102,1
Population density230 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+6,5%
Higher education aged 20+15,8%
Matric aged 20+42,2%
Number of households484
Average household size2,6
Female headed households30,6%
Formal dwellings95,9%
Housing owned/paying off43,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage82,6%
Weekly refuse removal81,2%
Piped water inside dwelling88,4%
Electricity for lighting93,4%

Place names

City of Matlosana Municipality