Louterwater

Louterwater
Louterwater
Louterwater
Coordinates: 33°48′S 23°40′E / 33.8°S 23.67°E / -33.8; 23.67
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
MunicipalityKou-Kamma
Area
  Total
1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
4,829
  Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African27.4%
  Coloured70.3%
  Indian/Asian0.1%
  White1.0%
  Other1.1%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans74.2%
  Xhosa21.2%
  English1.7%
  Other2.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6435

Louterwater is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, located between Joubertina and Misgund on the R62 road.

The town hosts a large apple and pear farm of the same name, which had been bought in 1961 by P. K. Le Roux, then Minister of Agriculture and Water Affairs; the farm is still owned by his descendants.