Modder River, Northern Cape
Place in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Modder River (Afrikaans: Modderrivier; "modder" is Afrikaans for "mud") is an irrigation and stock farming town situated south of Kimberley near the confluence of the Riet and Modder rivers in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Modder River
Modderrivier | |
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Grain Silos, Modder River | |
  Modder River  Modder River | |
| Coordinates: 29°01′48″S 24°37′35″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Frances Baard |
| Municipality | Sol Plaatjie |
| Population | |
• Total | 926 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8700 |
The Second Boer War Battle of Modder River took place here.[2]
