Avontuur is a town situated in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.[2] The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes.
Avontuur | |
|---|---|
 Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station | |
  Avontuur  Avontuur | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′30″S 23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Population | |
• Total | 238 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 6490 |
| Area code | 044 |
History
editThe name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Water Services National Information System - Community Report
- ^ "Official South African Geographical Names System". Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 65.