Lekkersing

Lekkersing is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Lekkersing
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Coordinates: 29.002°S 17.097°E / -29.002; 17.097
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Richtersveld
Area [1]
• Total	0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	363
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	1.7%
• Coloured	97.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	98.9%
• Other	1.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8283
PO box	8283

Lekkersing, located about 50 km from Eksteenfontein and 70 km from Kuboes, lies nestled in the hills of the Richtersveld. Temperatures as high as 53 °C have been recorded in this area.^[2]