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Ceres is the administrative centre of the Witzenberg Local Municipality. It was named after the Roman goddess Ceres, a name which is fitting as the valley in which the town is situated is extremely fertile and is a major producer of South Africa's deciduous fruit. It is situated in the Warmbokkeveld (Afrikaans: "warm antelope field") Valley about 170km north-east of Cape Town, which is climatically warmer than the surrounding highlands, which is known as the Kouebokkeveld.

Ceres is well-known for fruit juices exported worldwide bearing the town's name. It is also famous locally for winter snow and summer cherries. Cape Town residents flock to the town during winter to ski or simply play in the snow. In summer, people come to pick cherries from the Klondyke Farm.