Goodhouse

Town in Northern Cape, South Africa

Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
28°54′S 18°15′E / 28.9°S 18.25°E / -28.9; 18.25CountrySouth AfricaProvinceNorthern CapeDistrictNamakwaMunicipalityNama KhoiArea • Total0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total171 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African0.6% • Coloured98.8% • Other0.6%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans96.5% • English2.9% • Other0.6%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Goodhouse (Nama: Gádaos) is a town in Nama Khoi Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Locality with a landing-strip, on the southern bank of the Orange River, 60 km south-west of Warmbad and 60 km east-south-east of Vioolsdrif. The name is a folk etymological adaptation of the Khoekhoen Gudaos, 'sheep ford', said to be the place where the Namas crossed the Orange River with their sheep when they trekked from Little Namaqualand to Great Namaqualand.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Goodhouse". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 182. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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