Main Place

Cornelia

Quick Fact
  • 1,356

  • 389

  • 5,9%

  • 27,9%

  • 97,7%

  • 94,3%

Cornelia is named after the second wife of President FW Reitz. The town was proclaimed in 1917 and is the birthplace of well known Afrikaans playwright, PG du Plessis. (GPS coordinates: 27.2486 S, 28.8532 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 population1,356
Young (0-14)31,8%
Working Age (15-64)60,3%
Elderly (65+)8%
Dependency ratio66
Sex ratio91,9
Population density178 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+16,1%
Higher education aged 20+5,9%
Matric aged 20+22,9%
Number of households389
Average household size3,4
Female headed households44,4%
Formal dwellings85,9%
Housing owned/paying off57,5%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage94,3%
Weekly refuse removal99,2%
Piped water inside dwelling27,9%
Electricity for lighting97,7%

Place names

Mafube Municipality