Venterstad

30°46′34″S 25°48′00″E / 30.776°S 25.8°E / -30.776; 25.8CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictJoe GqabiMunicipalityWalter SisuluEstablished1875Government • TypeLocal MunicipalityArea • Total17.6 km² (6.8 sq mi)Elevation1,290 m (4,230 ft)Population • Total3,596 • Density200/km² (530/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African87.3% • Coloured10.6% • Indian/Asian0.3% • White1.2% • Other0.6%First languages (2011) • Xhosa82.2% • Afrikaans11.4% • Sotho2.7% • Other3.7%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)PO boxArea code051-654-

Venterstad is a settlement in Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Town 43 km south-east of Norvalspont and 65 km west of Burgersdorp^[2] It was laid out in 1875 and attained municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J. T. Venter.^[3]

It is one of the smaller towns that currently forms part of the Gariep Local Municipality, with its seat in Burgersdorp. The town and its surrounding areas are served by a 24-hour Primary healthcare clinic (Venterstad Clinic), previously municipality-owned, but since 2010 run by the sub-district office for Health of the Eastern Cape Province. It also supports a mobile clinic and a satellite clinic at Oviston.

• Gariep Dam
• Oviston
• Oviston Nature Reserve
• Orange-Fish River Tunnel