Matjiesrivier (Q15975791)

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Matjiesrivier is a town at the southern foot of the Waboomsberg, some 37 km south of Prince Albert, off the road to Oudtshoorn. Afrikaans for 'mat river', the reference is to a type of sedge (Cyperus textilis) growing there, used by Khoekhoen in making mats with which they made their huts. Matjiesgoed is the common name for this sedge, literally 'mat stuff.

Summary from Afrikaans / Afrikaans Wikipedia (afwiki)

Matjiesrivier is 'n dorpie in die Oudtshoorn Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap van Suid-Afrika.

Wikidata location: -33.3990, 22.0350 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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node: Matjiesrivier (OSM), 1.22 km from Wikidata [show tags]
name: Matjiesrivier
place: village
source: sagns
sagns_id: 104531
wikidata: Q15975791

wikidata match: Q15975791

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village (Q532) place=village
administrative territorial entity (Q56061) boundary=administrative

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Populated places in the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality boundary=administrative, landuse=residential, place, admin_level