Dysselsdorp

Dysselsdorp is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Dysselsdorp
Dysselsdorp
Dysselsdorp
Coordinates: 33°34′S 22°26′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityOudtshoorn
Area
  Total12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total12,544
  Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African3.9%
  Coloured94.9%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White0.4%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans96.6%
  English1.4%
  Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6628
PO box
6628
Area code044

Village some 30 km east of Oudtshoorn, site of a London Mission Station established in 1838. Managed by the Oudtshoorn Divisional Council since 1926.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Dysselsdorp". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 149.
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