Soebatsfontein

Soebatsfontein is a settlement in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Coordinates: 30°07′01″S 17°34′59″E / 30.117°S 17.583°E / -30.117; 17.583
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Kamiesberg
Area [1]
• Total	0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	276
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Coloured	97.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	1.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	96.4%
• Tswana	1.8%
• Other	1.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8257
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Settlement 80 km south-west of Springbok and 48 km north-west of Kamieskroon. The name, Afrikaans for ‘begging or pleading fountain’, dates from an incident about 1898 in which Hendrik S(t)ievert, a farmhand, was murdered by San in spite of his begging for mercy.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Main Place Soebatsfontein". Census 2011.
2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 409.

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