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De Rust | |
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Coordinates: 33°29′20″S 22°32′00″E / 33.48889°S 22.53333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Oudtshoorn |
Area | |
• Total | 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,566 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.5% |
• Coloured | 87.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 8.9% |
• Other | 0.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 93.6% |
• English | 4.1% |
• Other | 2.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6651 |
PO box | 6650 |
Area code | 044 |
De Rust is a small village at the gateway to the Klein Karoo, South Africa. The name is Dutch and literally translates to "The Rest", referring to the town's original purpose of being a resting place for settlers en route through the challenging terrain of a nearby Swartberg gorge.[2]