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Matjiesrivier

Coordinates: 33°23′56″S 22°02′06″E / 33.399°S 22.035°E / -33.399; 22.035
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Matjiesrivier
Matjiesrivier is located in Western Cape
Matjiesrivier
Matjiesrivier
Matjiesrivier is located in South Africa
Matjiesrivier
Matjiesrivier
Coordinates: 33°23′56″S 22°02′06″E / 33.399°S 22.035°E / -33.399; 22.035
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityOudtshoorn
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6634

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.[1]

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  1. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 301. Retrieved 28 August 2013.