George | |
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Clockwise from the top: George seen from the Outeniqua Pass, Kaaimans River Bridge, Moederkerk, Outeniqua Mountains and the Kingswood Estate, The Magistrates Office, and St Mark's Cathedral | |
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| Motto: Semper Amabile (Latin: Always Lovely) | |
  George  George  George | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′S 22°27′E / 33.967°S 22.450°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Established | 1811[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leon van Wyk (DA) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Raybin Figland (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.4 km2 (29.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 157,394 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.2% |
| • Coloured | 63.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 25.6% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 84.2% |
| • Xhosa | 3% |
| • English | 9.6% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6529 |
| PO box | 6530 |
| Area code | 044 |
| Website | www |
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George is the second largest city in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the Garden Route District Municipality. It is named after the British Monarch George III.
The city is situated roughly halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on the Garden Route.[3] It is situated on a 10-kilometre plateau between the Outeniqua Mountains to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south. The former township of Pacaltsdorp, now a fully incorporated suburb, lies to the south.
George is well-known for being the burial place of former South African Prime Minister and President P. W. Botha.
- ^ Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). "Annexure A" (PDF). The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact (PhD thesis). University of Pretoria. pp. xlv–lii. hdl:2263/26503.
- ^ a b c d George from Census 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to George," The Garden Route (accessed: 27 January 2022)