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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">De Aar</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Pauls_Church,_De_Aar.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="St. Pauls Church, De Aar"><img alt="St. Pauls Church, De Aar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG/250px-St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG/375px-St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG/500px-St._Pauls_Church%2C_De_Aar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">St. Pauls Church, De Aar</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/375px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/500px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1525" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:91.097%;left:58.821%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="De Aar"><img alt="De Aar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>De Aar</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Africa</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=De_Aar&params=30_39_00_S_24_01_00_E_region:ZA_type:city(23760)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">30°39′00″S</span> <span class="longitude">24°01′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">30.65000°S 24.01667°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-30.65000; 24.01667</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/District" title="District">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pixley_ka_Seme_District_Municipality" title="Pixley ka Seme District Municipality">Pixley ka Seme</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_South_Africa" title="Municipalities of South Africa">Municipality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emthanjeni_Local_Municipality" title="Emthanjeni Local Municipality">Emthanjeni</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1902</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">84.2 km<sup>2</sup> (32.5 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,286 m (4,219 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">23,760</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">280/km<sup>2</sup> (730/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Racial makeup (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Coloureds" title="Coloureds">Coloured</a></th><td class="infobox-data">71.7%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Bantu_peoples_of_South_Africa" title="Bantu peoples of South Africa">Black African</a></th><td class="infobox-data">16.5%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/White_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="White South African">White</a></th><td class="infobox-data">10.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Indian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian South African">Indian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Asian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian South African">Asian</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.7%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">0.7%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/First_language" title="First language">First languages</a> (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a></th><td class="infobox-data">85.9%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8.8%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></th><td class="infobox-data">2.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">3.3%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_African_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Standard Time">SAST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of postal codes in South Africa">Postal code</a> (street)</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">7000</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post-office_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-office box">PO box</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">7000</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Africa" title="Telephone numbers in South Africa">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">053</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>De Aar</b> is a town in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cape" title="Northern Cape">Northern Cape</a> province of South Africa. It has a population of around 42,000 inhabitants.<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the second-most important railway junction in the country<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_rail"><a class="external autonumber" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Aar#endnote_rail">[1]</a></sup>, situated on the line between <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kimberley,_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimberley, South Africa">Kimberley</a>. The junction was of particular strategic importance to the British during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>. De Aar is also a primary commercial distribution centre for a large area of the central <a href="/wiki/Great_Karoo" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Karoo">Great Karoo</a>. Major production activities of the area include wool production and livestock farming. The area is also popular for hunting, although the region is rather arid. De Aar is also affectionately known as "Die SES" deriving its nickname from the six farms that have surrounded De Aar since the 1900s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>De Aar was originally established on the Farm "De Aar." The name means "the <a href="/wiki/Artery" title="Artery">artery</a>", a reference to its underground water supply. The <a href="/wiki/Cape_Government_Railways" title="Cape Government Railways">Cape Government Railways</a> were founded in 1872, and the route that the government chose for the line to connect the Kimberley diamond fields to Cape Town on the coast, ran directly through De Aar. Because of its central location, the government also selected the location for a junction between this first railway line, and the other Cape railway networks further east, in 1881.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1899 two brothers who ran a trading store and hotel at the junction, Isaac and Wulf Friedlander, purchased the farm of De Aar. Following the Anglo Boer War, the Friedlander brothers surveyed the land for the establishment of a town. The municipality was created a year later and the town's first mayor, Dr Harry Baker, was elected in 1907. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/South_African_Defence_Force" title="South African Defence Force">South African Defence Force</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=97_Ammunition_Depot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="97 Ammunition Depot (page does not exist)">97 Ammunition Depot</a> is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) outside of De Aar. This is a large facility, and includes 186 <a href="/wiki/Magazine_(artillery)" title="Magazine (artillery)">magazines</a> and an internal railway system. The <a href="/wiki/South_African_Army" title="South African Army">South African Army</a>'s School of Ammunition is also located at the facility.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>De Aar has a <a href="/wiki/Semi-arid_climate" title="Semi-arid climate">semi-arid climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a>: <i>BSk</i>) with hot summers and cool winters.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Diurnal_air_temperature_variation" title="Diurnal air temperature variation">Diurnal air temperature variation</a> is high throughout the year, resulting in cool summer nights and frosty winter nights. The average annual precipitation is 196 mm (8 in), with most rainfall occurring during summer and autumn. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for De Aar (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.2<br />(90.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9123; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.4<br />(68.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.0<br />(62.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9730; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.5<br />(67.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.8<br />(74.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.6<br />(70.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC082; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.5<br />(56.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7<br />(49.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.8<br />(53.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFB367; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.5<br />(59.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9D3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.6<br />(65.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.8<br />(69.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA54B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">17.5<br />(63.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFAC5A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.4<br />(61.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFAD5C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.3<br />(61.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.2<br />(57.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFD7B0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.2<br />(50.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6<br />(43.9) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.0<br />(37.4) </td> <td style="background: #F4F4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(36.5) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1<br />(39.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFEBD8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.3<br />(45.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD5AC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.5<br />(50.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.6<br />(54.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.1<br />(59.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFD9B4; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">9.9<br />(49.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #BBFFBB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.6<br />(1.80) </td> <td style="background: #ADFFAD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.6<br />(1.95) </td> <td style="background: #B6FFB6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.9<br />(1.93) </td> <td style="background: #CEFFCE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(1.24) </td> <td style="background: #E3FFE3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.7<br />(0.74) </td> <td style="background: #EAFFEA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(0.52) </td> <td style="background: #F4FFF4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1<br />(0.28) </td> <td style="background: #F0FFF0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.4<br />(0.37) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.1<br />(0.44) </td> <td style="background: #DDFFDD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(0.90) </td> <td style="background: #D5FFD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(1.06) </td> <td style="background: #C7FFC7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.4<br />(1.47) </td> <td style="background: #D6FFD6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">322.5<br />(12.70) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.2 </td> <td style="background: #B9B9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.6 </td> <td style="background: #CACAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.1 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.9 </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.3 </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2 </td> <td style="background: #EFEFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.2 </td> <td style="background: #CBCBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.2 </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #F7F720; color:#000000;" class="notheme">338.6 </td> <td style="background: #F4F418; color:#000000;" class="notheme">295.3 </td> <td style="background: #EEEE0A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">298.0 </td> <td style="background: #EAEA01; color:#000000;" class="notheme">272.4 </td> <td style="background: #E7E700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">268.7 </td> <td style="background: #E5E500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">253.7 </td> <td style="background: #E8E800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">272.5 </td> <td style="background: #EDED08; color:#000000;" class="notheme">294.5 </td> <td style="background: #EFEF0D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">293.7 </td> <td style="background: #F3F318; color:#000000;" class="notheme">323.5 </td> <td style="background: #F8F822; color:#000000;" class="notheme">331.6 </td> <td style="background: #FAFA28; color:#000000;" class="notheme">353.4 </td> <td style="background: #EFEF0D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3,573.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMONormals_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMONormals-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourist_attractions">Tourist attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tourist attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are ancient <a href="/wiki/Khoisan" title="Khoisan">Khoisan</a> rock engravings on the Volksrust and Brandfontein farms. Additionally, there is a "Garden of Remembrance", which honours the British troops killed in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Anglo-Boer War</a>. The town is also home to a major military ammunition dump. The DoD Ammunition Sub Depot De Aar is located about 2 km west of the town. De Aar is famous amongst Paragliding & Hang-Gliding pilots worldwide as it holds 2 World records & some countries' National Distance records. De Aar was also the host to the XC World Series in 2008 and 2009. During the summer months De Aar is home for several thousand <a href="/wiki/Kestrels" class="mw-redirect" title="Kestrels">Kestrels</a>. Every evening the birds fill the sky above town and land in the big trees near the hospital just as the sun sets to spend the night. </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doornkloof_Nature_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doornkloof Nature Reserve (page does not exist)">Doornkloof Nature Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Karoo_Gariep_Conservancy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karoo Gariep Conservancy (page does not exist)">Karoo Gariep Conservancy</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rolfontein_Nature_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rolfontein Nature Reserve (page does not exist)">Rolfontein Nature Reserve</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Famous_people">Famous people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Famous people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Annie_Nonzwakazi_Albanie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Annie Nonzwakazi Albanie (page does not exist)">Annie Nonzwakazi Albanie</a>, a woman of the people. The major rural township where black people were displaced to during apartheid, and most still reside, was named after her. She lived in Street 18, and was married to George Albanie - formerly George Mbane - who's name was also changed during apartheid in order to benefit from preferential rights afforded to people of mixed race, over those of black Africans, but still inferior to whites.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olive_Schreiner" title="Olive Schreiner">Olive Schreiner</a>, author, lived in De Aar for a while, although her house has now been converted into a restaurant.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clerans_Olifant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clerans Olifant (page does not exist)">Clerans Olifant</a>, Narysec participant from <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Rural_Development_and_Land_Reform" title="Department of Rural Development and Land Reform">Department of Rural Development and Land Reform</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Badenhorst" title="Gerrit Badenhorst">Gerrit Badenhorst</a>, Former Powerlifter, Professional Strongman, and South Africa's Strongest Man winner.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coats_of_arms">Coats of arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Coats of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_(1)"><span id="Municipal_.281.29"></span>Municipal (1)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Municipal (1)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1931, the De Aar municipal council had adopted a seal-like emblem depicting a railway locomotive and the motto <i>Progressus semper</i> surrounded by a circle inscribed "Munisipaliteit – Municipality – De Aar".<sup id="cite_ref-cig_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cig-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_(2)"><span id="Municipal_.282.29"></span>Municipal (2)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Municipal (2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By 1952, the municipality had assumed a coat of arms depicting a railway locomotive above a ram's head. The motto was on a riband below the shield.<sup id="cite_ref-med_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-med-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_(3)"><span id="Municipal_.283.29"></span>Municipal (3)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Municipal (3)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This design was improved a few years later, and the new version was registered with the Cape Provincial Administration in November 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-og_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-og-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arms were now : <i>Or, a merino ram's head caboshed proper, a base barry wavy of four Azure and Argent; on a chief Argent a locomotive Sable</i> (i.e. a golden shield displaying, from top to bottom, a black locomotive on a silver background, a ram's head on a golden background, and four wavy stripes alternately blue and silver). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Municipal_(4)"><span id="Municipal_.284.29"></span>Municipal (4)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Municipal (4)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An entirely new coat of arms was registered at the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Heraldry" title="Bureau of Heraldry">Bureau of Heraldry</a> in March 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-boh_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boh-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arms were : <i>Azure, a pale Argent; on a Chief Gules, a ram's head caboshed Argent, between two wheels Or</i> (i.e. a blue shield with a silver stripe down the middle and, across the top, a red stripe displaying a ram's head between two golden wheels). The crest was an heraldic fountain above a water bouget, and the motto was <i>Semper progressus</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 268.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 266.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_8FW_1236_(4-8-0).JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="SAR Class 8FW no. 1236 plinthed at De Aar"><img alt="SAR Class 8FW no. 1236 plinthed at De Aar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG/400px-Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="267" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG/600px-Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG/800px-Class_8FW_1236_%284-8-0%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Class_8F_4-8-0" title="South African Class 8F 4-8-0">SAR Class 8FW</a> no. 1236 plinthed at De Aar</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_South_African_Wine_Initiative" title="The South African Wine Initiative">The South African Wine Initiative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/De_Aar_railway_station" title="De Aar railway station">De Aar railway station</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Aar&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-census2011-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census2011_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Main Place <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/371004">De Aar</a> from Census 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Burman, Jose (1984). <i>Early Railways at the Cape</i>. Cape Town. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 January</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=defence+Web&rft.atitle=Safety+concerns+about+De+Aar+ammunition+depot&rft.date=2020-09-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defenceweb.co.za%2Fsa-defence%2Fsa-defence-sa-defence%2Fsafety-concerns-about-de-aar-ammunition-depot%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADe+Aar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1">"Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria"</a>. <i>Nature: Scientific Data</i>. 23 October 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Nature%3A+Scientific+Data&rft.atitle=Table+1+Overview+of+the+K%C3%B6ppen-Geiger+climate+classes+including+the+defining+criteria.&rft.date=2023-10-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41597-023-02549-6%2Ftables%2F1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADe+Aar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WMONormals-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-WMONormals_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/SouthAfrica/CSV/DeAarWO_68538.csv">"World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — De Aar"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 January</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=World+Meteorological+Organization+Climate+Normals+for+1991-2020+%E2%80%94+De+Aar&rft.pub=National+Oceanic+and+Atmospheric+Administration&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nodc.noaa.gov%2Farchive%2Farc0216%2F0253808%2F2.2%2Fdata%2F0-data%2FRegion-1-WMO-Normals-9120%2FSouthAfrica%2FCSV%2FDeAarWO_68538.csv&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADe+Aar" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cig-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-cig_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This device was depicted on a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Category:UTC_South_African_town_arms">cigarette card</a> issued in 1931.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-med-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a 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