Avontuur

Avontuur
Avontuur's narrow gauge railway station
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Coordinates: 33°43′30″S 23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169Coordinates: 33°43′30″S 23°10′08″E / 33.725°S 23.169°E / -33.725; 23.169
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Eden
Municipality	George
Established	1765
Population
• Total	238
PO box	6490
Area code	044

Avontuur is a town situated in the Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town is located 13km south-east of Uniondale on an intersection of the R339 and R62 regional routes. The name is Afrikaans for adventure; its origin, however, remains uncertain. The river from which the town takes its name was known in 1778.