Herbertsdale

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

Herbertsdale
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Coordinates: 34°01′S 21°46′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Mossel Bay
Area [1]
• Total	2.87 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	666
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	8.3%
• Coloured	77.0%
• Indian/Asian	1.2%
• White	12.6%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	95.9%
• English	2.3%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	6505
Area code	044

Village east of the Gourits River, in the Langtou Valley, 56 km north-west of Mossel Bay. It was established in 1865 on the farm Hemelrood and named after James Benton Herbert, who owned part of this farm.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Herbertsdale". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 206.