Leliefontein, Northern Cape
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Methodist Mission Church, Leliefontein
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Leliefontein shown within Northern Cape |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Kamiesberg |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 616 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 0.3% |
| • Coloured | 99.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.8% |
| • English | 2.8% |
| • Tswana | 1.1% |
| • Other | 0.3% |
Leliefontein is a settlement in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
A village in the Kamiesberg Mountains, 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Kamieskroon, Leliefontein was established in 1816 by Reverend Barnabus Shaw, a Wesleyan missionary.[2] The mission was established on a farm awarded to the Namaquas by the Dutch governor Rijk Tulbagh.[3] It is probably named after the many white Lilies found in the area.[2]
It was the site of the 1902 Leliefontein massacre, during the final stages of the Second Anglo-Boer War.[4]
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