Eastern Cape
Chris Hani District Municipality
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Grootfontein

Grootfontein is a mountain in , , and has an elevation of 1,338 metres. Grootfontein is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the village .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosmead and Middelburg.

Village
is a village 12 km east of and 75 km west-south-west of . It was founded in 1880 and at first named Middelburg Road, but renamed in 1883 after Sir Hercules George Robinson, Lord , who was Governor of the Cape Colony from 1880 to 1889. is situated 6 km southeast of Grootfontein.

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is a town in the province of , in the . It lies in the Upper Karoo, 1,279 m above sea level, with a population of 19,000.

Grootfontein

Latitude
-31.46667° or 31° 28′ south
Longitude
25.06667° or 25° 4′ east
Elevation
1,338 metres (4,390 feet)
Open location code
4GW7G3M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
999391
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