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Sutherland is a town with about 2,841 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies in the western Roggeveld Mountains i…
Sutherland is a town with about 2,841 inhabitants in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies in the western Roggeveld Mountains in the Karoo. Sutherland was founded in 1855 as a church and market town to serve the area's sheep farmers. By 1872 the town had a population of 138 registered citizens living in 19 houses. The large Dutch Reformed church in the centre of Sutherland was built in 1899.
  • Country: South Africa
  • Province: Northern Cape
  • Established: 1858
  • Elevation: 1,460 m (4,790 ft)
  • Area code: 023
  • District: Namakwa
  • Municipality: Karoo Hoogland

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