Ceres
Ceres is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley, Tulbagh, Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet.
- Type: Town with 41,600 residents
- Description: town in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Ceres (Capo Occidentale)”, “Ceres (Sudafrica)”, and “Ceres, South Africa”
- Postal code: 6835
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prince Alfred Hamlet.
Prince Alfred Hamlet
Village
Ceres
Latitude
-33.36833° or 33° 22′ 6″ south
Longitude
19.30917° or 19° 18′ 33″ east
Population
41,600
Elevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)
UN/LOCODE
ZA CRS
Open location code
4FRXJ8J5+MM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Ceres” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Ceres”
- Asturian: “Ceres”
- Cebuano: “Ceres”
- Chinese: “塞雷斯”
- Dutch: “Ceres”
- Estonian: “Ceres (LAV)”
- Estonian: “Ceres”
- French: “Ceres”
- German: “Ceres”
- Indonesian: “Ceres, Western Cape”
- Italian: “Ceres”
- Macedonian: “Сирес”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ceres i Sør-Afrika”
- Norwegian: “Ceres”
- Pedi: “Ceres”
- Polish: “Ceres”
- Romanian: “Ceres, Africa de Sud”
- Romanian: “Ceres”
- Russian: “Серис”
- Russian: “Сирес”
- Russian: “Церера”
- Welsh: “Ceres”
- Zulu: “ICeres, INtshonalanga Kapa”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Nduli and Bella Vista.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: NG Kerk Ceresvallei and NG Kerk - Ceres.
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