Sutherland, Northern Cape

Province

Sutherland is a small town in the Karoo Hoogland Municipality, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province in the Republic of South Africa. It is located 120 kilometers north of Matjiesfontein. 2011 Sutherland had 2,836 inhabitants. Is named the city after Reverend Henry Sutherland from Worcester.

Attractions

Main attraction is about 20 kilometers outside lying Southern African Large Telescope ( SALT).

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw (1906-1970), South African writer and literary critic
Namakwa District Municipality Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality
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