Herbertsdale is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Herbertsdale | |
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  Herbertsdale  Herbertsdale | |
| 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 |
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.
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