Wilderness
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 59 ′ 32 ″ S , 22 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| District | Garden Route | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA toilet | ||
| local community | George | ||
| surface | 37 km² | ||
| Residents | 6164 (2011) | ||
| density | 166.7 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1877 | ||
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Wilderness ( Afrikaans : Wildernis ) is a coastal town on the Garden Route in the municipality of George (parish) , Garden Route , Western Cape in South Africa . In 2011 the place had 6,164 inhabitants. The city is about 445 kilometers east of Cape Town and 315 kilometers west of Port Elizabeth .
History and location
In 1877 George Bennet bought a farm here which he called Wilderness . He probably chose this name because it was so difficult to come by. The N2 national road runs through Wilderness . Furthermore, Wilderness has a train station . The city is known for its eight kilometers of white sand beach and many lagoons. The Kaaimans River flows west of the city . The Touws River flows directly through Wilderness and forms a lagoon between the dunes along with several other bodies of water. The river landscape is part of the Garden Route National Park . The mild climate typical of the Garden Route prevails. The temperatures are barely below 10 ° C and above 28 ° C.
The former President of South Africa Pieter Willem Botha lived here until his death on October 31, 2006 in his house Die Anker .
Picture gallery
Wilderness Beach
Wilderness, mouth of the Touws River
Bridge over the Kaaimans River
See also
literature
- David Steele, Jessica Abrahams: The Garden Route - The Eden of South Africa. Don Nelson, Cape Town 1982, ISBN 1-8680-6023-3 .
Web links
- Website Wilderness (English)
- Garden Route National Park (English)
- Website about wilderness from "Ingrid's World"
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 24, 2013