Pella, South Africa
Pella | |
|---|---|
Cathedral in Pella | |
| Coordinates: 29°02′S 19°09′E / 29.033°S 19.150°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Khâi-Ma |
| Area | |
• Total | 477.83 km2 (184.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,470 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 2.8% |
| • Coloured | 96.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.4% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 97.5% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8891 |
| PO box | 8891 |
| Area code | 054 |
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Pella is an oasis in Namakwa (Bushmanland) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Earlier known as Cammas Fonteyn, the spring was used by a nearby stronghold of San people. In 1776 a South African Dutch farmer called Coenraad Feijt settled there and lived in harmony with the San despite their fondness for raiding the cattle of the Dutch farmers in the Hantam. A nearby farm called Aggeneys later became the site of the modern mining town of that name.