Owendale
Owendale is located in Northern Cape
Owendale
Owendale
Owendale is located in South Africa
Owendale
Owendale
Coordinates: 28°16′12″S 23°25′05″E / 28.270°S 23.418°E / -28.270; 23.418
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
MunicipalityKgatelopele
Area
[1]
 • Total32.33 km2 (12.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total115
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African37.4%
 • Coloured20.9%
 • Indian/Asian2.6%
 • White39.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans74.6%
 • Tswana14.0%
 • English7.0%
 • Xhosa2.6%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Owendale is a town in Kgatelopele Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It is located between Postmasburg and Daniëlskuil.[2]

An old mining town, it was owned by Pieter du Toit from 1998 to 2006, when it was auctioned.[2] He had reportedly bought the settlement as a base for Gemeente van die Verbondsvolk, a religious cult.[2] Members of the congregation wished to live in an isolated village, but the dearth of available jobs led to the disintegration of the community.[2] Asbestos mining operations had ceased in 1993.[2]

Louis Theroux visited the town as part of his 2000 Weird Weekends documentary series, in which the town is described as being for "whites only".[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Owendale". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 van Wyk, Maryna (19 March 2006). "Dorp opgeveil! Eienaar trek neus op vir R1,7 miljoen". Rapport. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends - South Africa". ABC Television. Retrieved 1 April 2015.


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