Heidelberg | |
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From top: Heidelberg Valley, left: Heidelberg Church, right: Welcome sign, left: Doornboom Opstal, right: Kweekkraal Cottage. | |
  Heidelberg  Heidelberg | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′S 20°57′E / 34.083°S 20.950°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | Hessequa |
| Established | 1728 |
| Founded by | Louis Fourie |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Sonja le Roux (DA) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.69 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 8,259 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.3% |
| • Coloured | 75.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 14.4% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 91.9% |
| • English | 3.4% |
| • Xhosa | 2.9% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6665 |
| PO box | 6665 |
| Area code | 028 |
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Heidelberg is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located near South Africa's south coast, on the N2 highway, within the Hessequa region, 274 km east of Cape Town (about halfway between Cape Town and Knysna). Heidelberg marks the start of the Garden Route. Heidelberg is part of the Hessequa Local Municipality.
The historical Fourie House, dates back to the 1728, making it one of the oldest building in South Africa. This building has national monument status.
- ^ "Ward Councillors". Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Heidelberg". Census 2011.