| Bitterfontein | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -31.0361°N 18.2661°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Matzikama |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 39.90 |
| Elevation M: | 355 |
| Population Total: | 986 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 91.2% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 4.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.2% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 97.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8200 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8200 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 027 |
Bitterfontein is a village in the Knersvlakte, the northernmost area of the Western Cape province of South Africa, north of Cape Town. It is the railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the copper mines at Okiep is transferred there from road transport to the railway. It is also located on the N7 (Cape Town–Namibia) national road; the distance from Cape Town is by road and by rail.[2]
Bitterfontein is located in the Matzikama Local Municipality, which is part of the West Coast District Municipality. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 906 in an area of .[3] It is served by a police station,[4] a primary school,[5] a library,[6] and a satellite health clinic.[7]
