Leliefontein, Northern Cape

Leliefontein
Methodist Mission Church, Leliefontein
Leliefontein
 Leliefontein shown within Northern Cape
Leliefontein
Leliefontein (South Africa)
Leliefontein
Leliefontein (Africa)
Coordinates: 30°18′00″S 18°05′00″E / 30.3°S 18.083333°E / -30.3; 18.083333Coordinates: 30°18′00″S 18°05′00″E / 30.3°S 18.083333°E / -30.3; 18.083333
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District Namakwa
Municipality Kamiesberg
Area[1]
 • Total 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 616
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 0.3%
 • Coloured 99.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • Other 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 95.8%
 • English 2.8%
 • Tswana 1.1%
 • Other 0.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Leliefontein is a settlement in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

A village in the Kamiesberg Mountains, 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Kamieskroon, Leliefontein was established in 1816 by Reverend Barnabas Shaw, a Wesleyan missionary.[2][3] The mission was established on a farm awarded to the Namaquas by the Dutch governor Rijk Tulbagh.[4] It is probably named after the many white Lilies found in the area.[2]

It was the site of the 1902 Leliefontein massacre, during the final stages of the Second Anglo-Boer War. From 1966 till 2016, it was the site of a major Helicopter base of the SADF from where two squadrons of Attack Helicopters and Transport helicopters operated, co-located with an Armoured Corps/Tank Battalion base and headquarters. It came under the operational responsibility of the 4th Integrated Division headquartered at Springbok.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Leliefontein". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Leliefontein". Tracks4Africa Padkos. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ↑ http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SOUTH-AFRICA/2015-02/1422774768
  4. ↑ Sandra Olivier (2005). Touring in South Africa. Struik. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-77007-142-1.
  5. ↑ "Leliefontein". Karoo Space. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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