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Matjiesrivier
Visited in August 2017
At a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- —
- Population
- —
- Type
- Human settlement in South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.36°S, 22.08°E
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Overview
Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the Waboomsberg, some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge (Cyperus textilis) growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesgoed is the common name for this sedge, literally 'mat stuff.
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