Porterville, Western Cape
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Porterville is a town in the Western Cape
province in South Africa
. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town
on R44
road at the base of the Olifants River mountains. Agriculture in the area is dominated by wheat production.
The town was established in 1863 and named after William Porter
, Attorney General of the Cape Colony
. The population is around 12000.
Western Cape
The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...
province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It is situated 140 km north of Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
on R44
R44 (Western Cape)
The R44 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Piketberg with Kleinmond via Wellington, Stellenbosch and Somerset West. The coastal section between Kleinmond and Gordon's Bay is a very scenic ocean drive. The section between Gordon's Bay and Stellenbosch via Somerset West is a dual...
road at the base of the Olifants River mountains. Agriculture in the area is dominated by wheat production.
The town was established in 1863 and named after William Porter
William Porter
William Franklin Porter II was an American athlete, winner of 110 metre hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics....
, Attorney General of the Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
. The population is around 12000.