Riviersonderend is a village in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Cape Town.

It is located on a loop of the Sonderend River, from which it takes its name.

[2] The N2 national road passes through Riviersonderend, forming its main street; it is 161 kilometres (100 mi) by road from central Cape Town.

[3][4] The village was established in 1923, when Edith S V McIntyre sold a portion of her farm, Tierhoek, to the local Dutch Reformed church council for 6000 pounds.

[4] The name itself was originally a literal translation of the Khoikhoi name "Kannakamkanna" ("river without end").