Rietbron

Rietbron is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is on the R306 road.

Rietbron
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Coordinates: 32.899°S 23.149°E / -32.899; 23.149
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Dr Beyers Naudé
Area [1]
• Total	18.29 km2 (7.06 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,184
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	7.8%
• Coloured	87.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	3.4%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	96.3%
• English	1.6%
• Other	2.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	6450
Area code	044

Village 85 km south-east of Beaufort West and 64 km north-west of Willowmore. The name is Afrikaans and means ‘reed source’, ‘reed fountain’.^[2]