Wolseley, South Africa

Wolseley
Woelslie in Afrikaans orthography
Wolseley is located in Western Cape
Wolseley
Wolseley
Wolseley is located in South Africa
Wolseley
Wolseley
Coordinates: 33°24′47″S 19°12′06″E / 33.41306°S 19.20167°E / -33.41306; 19.20167
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCape Winelands
MunicipalityWitzenberg
Area
 • Total2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,528
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African9.8%
 • Coloured22.9%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White62.6%
 • Other4.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans87.8%
 • Xhosa1.7%
 • English6.3%
 • Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6830
PO box
6830
Area code023
The Wolseley Blockhouse built in 1901 during Anglo-Boer War.

Wolseley is a small town in the upper Breede River Valley region of the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,528 people.[1] It is located 90 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Cape Town, in the Land van Waveren valley between the Waterval Mountains to the west and the Witzenberg Mountains to the east.

  1. ^ a b c d e Main Place Wolseley from Census 2011.