Heuningvlei

Heuningvlei is a village in Joe Morolong Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "the hollow of the bees where water gathers".[2]

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Heuningvlei
Heuningvlei
Coordinates: 26.291°S 23.182°E / -26.291; 23.182
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
MunicipalityJoe Morolong
Area
  Total7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,656
  Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African98.9%
  Coloured0.3%
  Indian/Asian0.6%
  White0.2%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana92.8%
  S. Ndebele2.3%
  English1.6%
  Other3.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
8611
Area code05492

Heuningvlei was formerly owned by Turner & Newall.[2] Blue asbestos was mined at Heuningvlei until 1979, and many local residents suffer from asbestos-related diseases.[3]

References

  1. "Main Place Heuningvlei". Census 2011.
  2. "Multinational Asbestos Miners Have Left a Trail of Deadly Fiber and Dying Workers in South Africa". Multinational Monitor, March 1982. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. "Heuningvlei Asbestos Interest Group". Health Systems Trust. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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