Herolds Bay

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Herolds Bay
Heroldsbaai
View from a lookout point south west of the town.
Herolds Bay
 Herolds Bay shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 34°03′02″S 22°23′51″E / 34.05056°S 22.39750°E / -34.05056; 22.39750Coordinates: 34°03′02″S 22°23′51″E / 34.05056°S 22.39750°E / -34.05056; 22.39750
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Eden
Municipality George
Area[1]
  Total 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 704
  Density 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 2.7%
  Coloured 33.8%
  Indian/Asian 0.1%
  White 61.6%
  Other 1.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 89.8%
  English 9.6%
  Other 0.6%

Herolds Bay (Afrikaans: Heroldsbaai) is a settlement in Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Holiday resort west of Malgas River mouth, some 24km south-west of George and east of Guano Bay. Named after the first Dutch Reformed minister of George, Tobias Johannes Herold (1812-1823).[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Herolds Bay". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 208. 
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