Pienaarsrivier

{{about|the town|the river|Pienaars River}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pienaarsrivier

| pushpin_map = South Africa Limpopo#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|25.213|S|28.300|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Limpopo

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Waterberg

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Bela-Bela

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/981009 |title = Main Place Pienaarsrivier |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 2.06

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1897

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 98.2%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 0.3%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.2%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 1.3%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 0.1%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Northern Sotho

| demographics2_info1 = 37.2%

| demographics2_title2 = Tswana

| demographics2_info2 = 35.8%

| demographics2_title3 = Tsonga

| demographics2_info3 = 8.4%

| demographics2_title4 = Sotho

| demographics2_info4 = 5.2%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 13.4%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code =

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 0420

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 012

}}

Pienaarsrivier is a town some {{convert|70|km|abbr=on}} due north of Pretoria, north of the Pienaars River. The river is named after Petrus Gerhardus Jacobus Pienaar, born 26 February 1819 in George, Cape Colony, who trekked to the then Transvaal in 1858. He became a local pioneer farmer, and reputedly shot an elephant whilst hunting in the area. The Setswana name of this river is Moretele, from which the Moreletaspruit derives its name. The town Pienaarsrivier was established in 1908. Pienaarsrivier is located within Bela Bela Local Municipality and serves as a Trans Provincial Region that connects Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.{{#tag:ref |{{cite book|last=Raper|first=Peter E.|title=Dictionary of Southern African Place Names|url=https://archive.org/stream/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames/SaPlaceNames#page/n366/mode/2up|publisher=Internet Archive|accessdate=28 August 2013|page=366|year=1987}} |name=dosapn}}