Pella, South Africa

Pella
Cathedral in Pella
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Coordinates: 29°02′S 19°09′E / 29.033°S 19.150°E / -29.033; 19.150
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Khâi-Ma
Area [1]
• Total	477.83 km2 (184.49 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,470
• Density	5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	2.8%
• Coloured	96.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.4%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	97.5%
• Other	2.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8891
PO box	8891
Area code	054

Pella is an oasis in Namakwa (Bushmanland) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Earlier known as Cammas Fonteyn, the spring was used by a nearby stronghold of San people. In 1776 a South African Dutch farmer called Coenraad Feijt settled there and lived in harmony with the San despite their fondness for raiding the cattle of the Dutch farmers in the Hantam. A nearby farm called Aggeneys later became the site of the modern mining town of that name.