Herbertsdale
Appearance
Herbertsdale | |
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Coordinates: 34°01′S 21°46′E / 34.017°S 21.767°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Mossel Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 666 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 8.3% |
• Coloured | 77.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
• White | 12.6% |
• Other | 0.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 95.9% |
• English | 2.3% |
• Other | 1.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 6505 |
Area code | 044 |
Herbertsdale is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Village east of the Gourits River, in the Langtou Valley, 56 km north-west of Mossel Bay. It was established in 1865 on the farm Hemelrood and named after James Benton Herbert, who owned part of this farm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Herbertsdale". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 206.