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 Top left: Fort Steenbok, a fortification from the Second Boer War. Top right: an aerial view of the South African Astronomical Observatory. Middle left: the main church in the town centre. Middle right: a view of the stars in the nights sky in Sutherland. Bottom: a panoramic view of the town centre facing away from the main church. | |
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| Coordinates: 32°23′37″S 20°39′41″E / 32.39361°S 20.66139°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Karoo Hoogland |
| Established | 1858 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.98 km2 (13.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,836 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 8.0% |
| • Coloured | 78.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 12.7% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 96.0% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6920 |
| PO box | 6920 |
| Area code | 023 |
Sutherland is a town with about 2,841 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[2] It lies in the western Roggeveld Mountains in the Karoo.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Sutherland". Census 2011.
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013.