Onrusrivier
Onrusrivier, or Onrus, is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The name Onrus means "restlessness", referring to the pounding of the surf on the rocky coast.Photo: MrsKimberlyReid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 5,150 residents
- Description: human settlement in South Africa
- Also known as: “Onrustrivier”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vermont and Hawston.
Vermont
Village
Vermont is a seaside town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Located near Cape Town, the town adjoins the settlement of Onrusrivier and is also close to the town of Hermanus.
Hawston
Village
Hawston is a village in the Western Cape, South Africa, It is a fishing village north-east of Mudge Point, 5 km north-west of Onrusrivier and 11 km from Hermanus. Hawston is situated 4½ km northwest of Onrusrivier.
Hermanus
Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0.
Hermanus is a picturesque seaside town on South Africa's south coast, near the Garden Route and about 90 min drive from Cape Town. It is particularly famous as the "best land-based whale watching destination in the world", with southern right whales easily seen from shore during winter and spring months.
Onrusrivier
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Overstrand Local Municipality, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-34.41222° or 34° 24′ 44″ southLongitude
19.17° or 19° 10′ 12″ eastPopulation
5,150Open location code
4FQXH5QC+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 262721805OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q2375906
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Onrusrivier” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Onrusrivier”
- Armenian: “Օնրյուսրիֆիր”
- Asturian: “Onrusrivier”
- Dutch: “Onrusrivier”
- Estonian: “Onrusrivier”
- French: “Onrusrivier”
- Italian: “Onrusrivier”
- Pedi: “Onrusrivier”
- Romanian: “Onrusrivier”
- Russian: “Онрюсрифир”
- Zulu: “I-Onrusrivier”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Overstrand Municipality and Onrus Caravan Park.
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