Dewetsdorp
Quick Fact ......
9,498
2,890
4,9%
28,7%
96,5%
94,4%
Dewetsdorp was founded on the farm Kareefontein in 1876 and at first bore this name. In 1880 the settlement was officially recognised under the name Dewetsdorp, after Field-Cornet Jacobus Ignatius de Wet, father of General C R de Wet, who was heavily involved in the town's establishment. During the Second Anglo-Boer War, Dewetsdorp was the scene of heavy fighting. In 1927 the mayor and two councillors were killed when a Huibrecht Jacob de Leeuw, in an attempt to cover up evidence of his embezzlement of town funds, blew up the town hall. The town hall was rebuilt in 1928 and proclaimed a South African Heritage Site in 1995. (GPS coordinates: 29.5811 S, 26.6716 E).
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Reference(s)
- Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.
- http://www.wikipedia.org
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Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 9,498 |
| Young (0-14) | 32,8% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 59,6% |
| Elderly (65+) | 7,6% |
| Dependency ratio | 67,9 |
| Sex ratio | 83,4 |
| Population density | 369 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 7,5% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 4,9% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 22% |
| Number of households | 2,890 |
| Average household size | 3,3 |
| Female headed households | 54,4% |
| Formal dwellings | 82,3% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 78,9% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 94,4% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 89,8% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 28,7% |
| Electricity for lighting | 96,5% |