Nieuwoudtville

Nieuwoudtville is a town in Namakwa District Municipality in

the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The town lies on
the Bokkeveld Escarpment, and was established in 1897. The
Nieuwoudtville Falls on the Doring River are located a few
kilometres north of the town.[2]

Nieuwoudtville is in the Succulent Karroo Biome, which has

less than 200 mm rainfall in winter and is even more arid in
summer. However the region about this community is an
oasis in the Biome, with the Doring River falling off the
escarpment nearby.

Nieuwoudtville is a popular tourist destination in South

Africa, especially during the wild flower season, because of
its unique placement in the Karoo. The Karoo plain is known
as the Bokkeveld and has a reputation as the bulb capital of
the world. During spring geophytes, also known as bulbs,
bloom in the area around the town. The bulbs are very rain
dependent. There is also a bulb nursery where you can pick
up your own bulbs to plant back at home.

Other than the bulb flower season, there are a wide variety
of attractions in Nieuwoudtville such as a waterfall just
outside the town, a quiver tree forest, local sandstone ruins,
glacial pavement, the Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve and a
myriad activities that include bird watching, hiking and a star
gazing.[3]

References
1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Nieuwoudtville". Census 2011.
2. "Nieuwoudtville Information". Wheretostay. Retrieved
26 August 2013.
3. http://www.sa-
venues.com/attractionsnc/nieuwoudtville.php

External links
Nieuwoudtville in the Karoo, South Africa
Media related to Nieuwoudtville at Wikimedia
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Municipalities and communities of Namakwa District

Municipality, Northern Cape
District seat: Springbok
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