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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Montagu_Pass" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Montagu_Pass"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>Montagu Pass</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Montagu_Pass-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_building_of_the_Montagu_Pass" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_building_of_the_Montagu_Pass"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>The building of the Montagu Pass</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_building_of_the_Montagu_Pass-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Railway_over_the_mountains" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Railway_over_the_mountains"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Railway over the mountains</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Railway_over_the_mountains-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Toll_House" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Toll_House"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Toll House</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Toll_House-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Blanco" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Blanco"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Blanco</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Blanco-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Lake_System" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Lake_System"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>The Lake System</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Lake_System-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Festivals_and_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Festivals_and_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Festivals and events</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Festivals_and_events-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Festivals and events subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Festivals_and_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-George_Old_Car_Show" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#George_Old_Car_Show"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>George Old Car Show</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-George_Old_Car_Show-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-George_Cheese_Festival" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#George_Cheese_Festival"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>George Cheese Festival</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-George_Cheese_Festival-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-George_NBM_Sevens_Premier_League" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#George_NBM_Sevens_Premier_League"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>George NBM Sevens Premier League</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-George_NBM_Sevens_Premier_League-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Churches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Churches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Churches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Churches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Education-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Education subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Primary_and_secondary_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Primary and secondary education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Primary_and_secondary_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tertiary_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tertiary_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Tertiary education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tertiary_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Transport</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Transport-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Transport subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Road" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Road"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Road</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Road-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Rail" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Rail"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Rail</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Rail-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Air</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Public_transport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Public_transport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Public transport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Public_transport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tallest_structures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tallest_structures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Tallest structures</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tallest_structures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Local_government" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Local_government"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Local government</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Local_government-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Coats_of_arms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Coats_of_arms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Coats of arms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Coats_of_arms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Suburbs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Suburbs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Suburbs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Suburbs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notable_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Notable people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_(%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A5%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="جورج (جنوب إفريقيا) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جورج (جنوب إفريقيا)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Cap_Occidental)" title="George (Cap Occidental) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="George (Cap Occidental)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(kapital_sa_distrito)" title="George (kapital sa distrito) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="George (kapital sa distrito)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/George,_Western_Cape" title="George, Western Cape – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="George, Western Cape" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Sydafrika)" title="George (Sydafrika) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="George (Sydafrika)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(S%C3%BCdafrika)" title="George (Südafrika) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="George (Südafrika)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(LAV)" title="George (LAV) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="George (LAV)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Sud%C3%A1frica)" title="George (Sudáfrica) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="George (Sudáfrica)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Sud-Afriko)" title="George (Sud-Afriko) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="George (Sud-Afriko)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Afrique_du_Sud)" title="George (Afrique du Sud) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="George (Afrique du Sud)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A1%B0%EC%A7%80_(%EB%82%A8%EC%95%84%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EC%B9%B4_%EA%B3%B5%ED%99%94%EA%B5%AD)" title="조지 (남아프리카 공화국) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="조지 (남아프리카 공화국)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGeorge,_INtshonalanga_Kapa" title="IGeorge, INtshonalanga Kapa – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="IGeorge, INtshonalanga Kapa" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(Sudafrica)" title="George (Sudafrica) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="George (Sudafrica)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%27_(%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8)" title="ג'ורג' (עיר) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'ורג' (עיר)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/George,_Rasi_ya_Magharibi" title="George, Rasi ya Magharibi – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="George, Rasi ya Magharibi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_(%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%87_%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89)" title="جورج (بلده فى جيورج لوكال مونيسيپاليتى) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جورج (بلده فى جيورج لوكال مونيسيپاليتى)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(stad)" title="George (stad) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="George (stad)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8_(%E5%8D%97%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD)" title="ジョージ (南アフリカ共和国) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョージ (南アフリカ共和国)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_(S%C3%B8r-Afrika)" title="George (Sør-Afrika) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="George (Sør-Afrika)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" 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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">George</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="multiimageinner" style="width:262px;max-width:262px;border:none"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:260px;max-width:260px"><div style="height:92px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG/258px-RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="258" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG/387px-RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG/516px-RSA_George_from_Outenigua_Pass1_%28cropped%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="925" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:129px;max-width:129px"><div style="height:95px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg/127px-St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg" decoding="async" width="127" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg/191px-St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg/254px-St._Marks_Anglican_Cathedral.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:129px;max-width:129px"><div style="height:95px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/127px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG" decoding="async" width="127" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/191px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/254px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:178px;max-width:178px"><div style="height:117px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg/176px-George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg" decoding="async" width="176" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg/264px-George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg/352px-George_-_Western_Cape_02_-_Magistrates_Office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:80px;max-width:80px"><div style="height:117px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dutch_Reformed_Church,_George,_South_Africa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg/78px-Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg" decoding="async" width="78" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg/117px-Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg/156px-Dutch_Reformed_Church%2C_George%2C_South_Africa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="681" data-file-height="1024" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:260px;max-width:260px"><div style="height:83px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg/258px-Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg" decoding="async" width="258" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg/387px-Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg/516px-Outeniqua_Mountains_backdrop_to_the_Kingswood_Golf_Estate_in_George.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3841" data-file-height="1250" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><b>Clockwise from the top</b>: George seen from the <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Pass" title="Outeniqua Pass">Outeniqua Pass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe" title="Outeniqua Choo Tjoe"> Kaaimans River Bridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moederkerk,_George" title="Moederkerk, George">Moederkerk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Mountains" title="Outeniqua Mountains">Outeniqua Mountains</a> and the Kingswood Estate, The Magistrates Office, and <a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Cathedral,_George,_Western_Cape" title="St Mark's Cathedral, George, Western Cape">St Mark's Cathedral</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_George_(Western_Cape).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of George"><img alt="Flag of George" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png/100px-Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png/150px-Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png/200px-Flag_of_George_%28Western_Cape%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1599" data-file-height="1066" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of George"><img alt="Coat of arms of George" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png/83px-Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png" decoding="async" width="83" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png/125px-Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png/167px-Coat_of_Arms_of_George.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Semper Amabile (Latin: Always Lovely)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="George is located in Western Cape"><img alt="George is located in Western Cape" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg/250px-South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg/375px-South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg/500px-South_Africa_Western_Cape_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1214" data-file-height="972" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:78.253%;left:70.714%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="George"><img alt="George" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:4px"><div>George</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Western Cape</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="George is located in South Africa"><img alt="George is located in South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg/250px-South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="214" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg/375px-South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg/500px-South_Africa_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2031" data-file-height="1741" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:90.799%;left:37.5%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="George"><img alt="George" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>George</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of South Africa</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Africa_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="George is located in Africa"><img alt="George is located in Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/250px-Africa_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/375px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Africa_location_map.svg/500px-Africa_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1525" data-file-height="1440" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:95.255%;left:56.862%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="George"><img alt="George" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>George</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Africa</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=George,_South_Africa&params=33_58_S_22_27_E_region:ZA_type:city(157394)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°58′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°27′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.967°S 22.450°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33.967; 22.450</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country" title="Country">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_South_Africa" title="Provinces of South Africa">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png/23px-Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png/35px-Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png/46px-Flag_of_the_Western_Cape_Province.png 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="350" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_South_Africa" title="Districts of South Africa">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Garden_Route_District_Municipality" title="Garden Route District Municipality">Garden Route</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of municipalities of South Africa">Municipality</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Local_Municipality" title="George Local Municipality">George</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1811<sup id="cite_ref-established_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-established-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leon_van_Wyk" title="Leon van Wyk">Leon van Wyk</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">DA</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Mayor">Deputy Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Raybin Figland (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">DA</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">77.4 km<sup>2</sup> (29.9 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)<sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">157,394</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">2,000/km<sup>2</sup> (5,300/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Racial makeup (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Bantu_peoples_of_South_Africa" title="Bantu peoples of South Africa">Black African</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Coloureds" title="Coloureds">Coloured</a></th><td class="infobox-data">63.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Indian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian South African">Indian</a>/<a href="/wiki/Asian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian South African">Asian</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.6%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/White_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="White South African">White</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25.6%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">1.4%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/First_language" title="First language">First languages</a> (2011)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a></th><td class="infobox-data">84.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9.6%</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Other</th><td class="infobox-data">3.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_African_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="South African Standard Time">SAST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_postal_codes_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of postal codes in South Africa">Postal code</a> (street)</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">6529</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Post-office_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-office box">PO box</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">6530</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_South_Africa" title="Telephone numbers in South Africa">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">044</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.george.gov.za">www<wbr />.george<wbr />.gov<wbr />.za</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George</b> is the second largest city in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Cape" title="Western Cape">Western Cape</a> province of <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre, as well as the administrative and commercial hub and the seat of the <a href="/wiki/Garden_Route_District_Municipality" title="Garden Route District Municipality">Garden Route District Municipality</a>. It is named after the British Monarch <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">George III</a>. </p><p>The city is situated roughly halfway between <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> and <a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Garden_Route" title="Garden Route">Garden Route</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is situated on a 10-kilometre <a href="/wiki/Plateau" title="Plateau">plateau</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Mountains" title="Outeniqua Mountains">Outeniqua Mountains</a> to the north and the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Ocean" title="Indian Ocean">Indian Ocean</a> to the south. The former township of <a href="/wiki/Pacaltsdorp" title="Pacaltsdorp">Pacaltsdorp</a>, now a fully incorporated suburb, lies to the south. </p><p>George is well-known for being the burial place of former South African Prime Minister and President <a href="/wiki/P._W._Botha" title="P. W. Botha">P. W. Botha</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to European settlement in the late 1700s the area was inhabited by the <a href="/wiki/Khoekhoe" title="Khoekhoe">Khoekhoen</a> tribes: the Gouriquas, Attequas and Outeniquas.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many places in the area, such as the surrounding Outeniqua Mountains, come from Khoekhoen names for these locations.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="18th_and_19th_century">18th and 19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 18th and 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg/220px-George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg/330px-George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg/440px-George_-_Western_Cape_08_-_George_Slave_Tree.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="6016" /></a><figcaption>The Slave Tree on York Street. The tree was the site of slave auctions in the town prior to the <a href="/wiki/Abolition_of_slavery_in_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Abolition of slavery in the British Empire">abolition of slavery</a> in the Cape 19 years after it was planted.</figcaption></figure> <p>The settlement that was to become George was established as a result of the growing demand for timber and the wood used in building, transport and furniture. In 1777 the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch East India Company</a> established an outpost for the provision of timber;<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> its location is thought to be near the western end of York Street. The Timber Post had its own Poshouer (manager), some 12 woodcutters, a blacksmith and a wagon maker with their families, as well as 200 oxen. After 1795 and the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> occupation of the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Property_caretaker" title="Property caretaker">caretaker</a> of the forests in the area was appointed. After the second British occupation in 1806, it was decided that the <a href="/wiki/Swellendam" title="Swellendam">Swellendam</a> magistracy was too large and needed to be sub-divided. George was chosen because of the availability of good water.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1811 George was declared a separate district and Adrian van Kervel was appointed the first Landrost (<a href="/wiki/Magistrate" title="Magistrate">magistrate</a>) and the town was proclaimed by the <a href="/wiki/Du_Pre_Alexander,_2nd_Earl_of_Caledon" class="mw-redirect" title="Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon">Earl of Caledon</a>, governor of the Cape Colony on <a href="/wiki/St_George%27s_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="St George's Day">St George's Day</a>, 23 April 1811, and named after the reigning British monarch, King <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">George III</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Raper-George_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raper-George-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town's main street, York Street, was named after King George's second son <a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Duke_of_York_and_Albany" title="Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany">Prince Frederick, Duke of York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of Van Kervel's first acts as Landrost (Mayor), was to dig a <a href="/wiki/Furrow" class="mw-redirect" title="Furrow">furrow</a> to supply the first thirty six <a href="/wiki/Land_lot" title="Land lot">plots</a> in George with water. An 1819 map shows the original furrows and storage dam where they remain to this day in the <a href="/wiki/Garden_Route_Botanical_Garden" title="Garden Route Botanical Garden">Garden Route Botanical Garden</a>. The first Furrow originated from the Rooirivier (Red river) and later a diversionary weir was built in the Camphersdrift River. George gained <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipal</a> status on 24 March 1837.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timber_industry">Timber industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Timber industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG/220px-02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG/330px-02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG/440px-02f0081_State_Saw_Mill.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1264" data-file-height="801" /></a><figcaption>George Saw Mill in the first half of the 20th century.</figcaption></figure> <p>From the beginning of European colonisation in South Africa in 1652, timber and the provision of various woods was of paramount importance for the survival of the settlers. Once forest areas near the present Cape Town were exhausted, the search for more timber continued along the coast.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The great forests of the Southern Cape were discovered as early as 1711, but because of their inaccessibility it was only in 1776 that the Dutch East India Company established a timber post where George is today. From 1772 there was a gradual influx of <a href="/wiki/Settlers" class="mw-redirect" title="Settlers">settlers</a> intent on making a living from the forests. These were mostly descendants of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dutch_settlers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dutch settlers (page does not exist)">Dutch settlers</a>. In early days the lives and livelihood of the people revolved around the <a href="/wiki/Timber_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Timber industry">timber industry</a> and the rich <a href="/wiki/Forests" class="mw-redirect" title="Forests">forests</a> in the vicinity and it remained a quiet outpost. It was the dramatic improvement of communications – the roads, rail and air links eclipsing the <a href="/wiki/Ox-wagon" title="Ox-wagon">ox-wagons</a> and coastal steamers of the 19th century – that exposed other charms and resources of the region and resulted in unprecedented growth for the town.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Early woodcutters and their families lived in forest clearings where they evolved into a closely knit community where intermarriage was common. The men were thin and wiry, but they were also tough and strong with an incredible skill in felling, sawing and handling timber.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The utilization of the forest trees led to such industries as furniture and wagon making. By 1910 several large <a href="/wiki/Sawmill" title="Sawmill">sawmills</a> had been established in the district. Timber for export was transported to coastal ports by ox wagon.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Woodcutters:_1900–1940"><span id="Woodcutters:_1900.E2.80.931940"></span>Woodcutters: 1900–1940</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Woodcutters: 1900–1940"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the ostrich feather slump and a severe drought in the <a href="/wiki/Karoo" title="Karoo">Karoo</a> during the early part of the 20th century, many "bywoners" found themselves without work. Rather than stay in an arid region they crossed the Outeniqua mountains to find a livelihood in the forests.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Forest settlements, such as <a href="/wiki/Karatara" title="Karatara">Karatara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bergplaas" title="Bergplaas">Bergplaas</a> (1922) were started and many of the "dangerous" working-class people from the <a href="/wiki/Transvaal_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Transvaal Province">Transvaal</a> were moved to these settlements. They were, however, a minority group, as most of the woodcutters lived outside these settlements. A small number were descendants of <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> immigrants who could find no other means of livelihood. There were also a small number of <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italian</a> immigrants who had been brought to the area from <a href="/wiki/Turin" title="Turin">Turin</a> in 1879, as part of a scheme to start a <a href="/wiki/Silk" title="Silk">silk</a> industry in the <a href="/wiki/Knysna" title="Knysna">Knysna</a> area. It turned out to be a complete failure due to the lack of <a href="/wiki/Mulberry" class="mw-redirect" title="Mulberry">mulberry</a> trees. Finding themselves without work some of these <a href="/wiki/Italians" title="Italians">Italians</a> drifted into the forests and joined the woodcutting community.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Sons were considered to be an economic asset as, at the age of around 14 or 15, after very little schooling, they could assist their fathers in the forest. The majority of these sons eventually became woodcutters themselves.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Forest_Act_of_1913&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Forest Act of 1913 (page does not exist)">Forest Act of 1913</a> required all woodcutters to be registered. In 1939 all remaining woodcutters were removed from the forests and given a government pension.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_background_of_the_George_Museum">Historic background of the George Museum</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Historic background of the George Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/George_Museum" title="George Museum">George Museum</a></div> <p>What the visitor sees in the George museum today has grown from the private collections of one man, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Sayers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Sayers (page does not exist)">Charles Sayers</a>. He was the owner and long-time editor of the <i>George & Knysna Herald</i>, a newspaper established by his parents in 1881. Sayers collected and preserved all aspects of his hometown's history, with a specialist interest in old mechanical musical instruments and typewriters which today form the nucleus of the museum's important collections.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1966 he opened his "Mini Museum" to the public, housed in a single room adjoining a café in Courtenay Street. The people loved it and much encouraged by local authorities he moved to the original George Town House – the administrative building next to the market square which dated back to 1847. By now the Sayers Museum had attracted the attention of officialdom and barely six months after the move it attained provincial museum status as a fully-fledged cultural history museum for the region, with indigenous timber and its allied industries as its main theme. The growing popularity led to another move, this time to the building, which had been the original drostdy (magistrate's residence and office) in the young town. The original "Mini Museum" has been re-created within the present George Museum. George is also the home town of the famous Adre Le Roux, who drove out the Portuguese and lay claim to the land that was rightfully hers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Outeniqua_Mountain">Outeniqua Mountain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Outeniqua Mountain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1668 the first <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> explorer, <a href="/wiki/Hieronymous_Cruse" title="Hieronymous Cruse">Hieronymous Cruse</a>, penetrated Outeniqualand with its dense indigenous forest. The highest peak in the Outeniquas is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cradock_Peak&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cradock Peak (page does not exist)">Cradock Peak</a> (1578 m) and the prominent George Peak is 1337 metres high.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The name <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Mountains" title="Outeniqua Mountains">Outeniqua</a> is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Khoi" class="mw-redirect" title="Khoi">Khoi</a> word meaning "man laden with honey". The slopes of the emerald-green mountains were covered with heather and swarming with bees, according to the reports left by early travellers. "Nature has made an enchanting abode of this beautiful place", wrote the 18th century traveller <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Levaillant" title="François Levaillant">François Levaillant</a>, when he entered the foothills of the Outeniqua range in the Southern Cape. A great deal of that enchantment and delicate beauty still captivates the modern traveller. For instance, there is the rare <a href="/wiki/George_lily" class="mw-redirect" title="George lily">George lily</a> (Cyrtanthus elatus<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (August 2020)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup>), found near water in the deep ravines of the mountain, and a variety of ericas and proteas thrive on the fern-clothed slopes. Carpets of pink watsonias are a common sight during summer.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montagu_Pass">Montagu Pass</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Montagu Pass"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg/220px-Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg/330px-Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg/440px-Montagu_Pass_sign.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Montagu Pass</figcaption></figure> <p>The historic <a href="/wiki/Montagu_Pass" title="Montagu Pass">Montagu Pass</a> between George and <a href="/wiki/Oudtshoorn" title="Oudtshoorn">Oudtshoorn</a> was declared a <a href="/wiki/National_heritage_sites_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National heritage sites (South Africa)">National Monument</a> in 1972. It is open to traffic and is a good gravel road, some 10 km in length. With many <a href="/wiki/Serpentine_shape" title="Serpentine shape">serpentine</a> curves, this pass gradually winds its way through the <a href="/wiki/Fynbos" title="Fynbos">fynbos</a>-covered <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cradock%27s_Kloof&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cradock's Kloof (page does not exist)">Cradock's Kloof</a> until it reaches the summit.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The world traveller <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Trollope" title="Anthony Trollope">Anthony Trollope</a> visited George in about 1878 and his comment on the Montagu Pass was: "...equal to some of the mountain roads through the <a href="/wiki/Pyrenees" title="Pyrenees">Pyrenees</a>". <a href="/wiki/Emma_Murray" title="Emma Murray">Emma Murray</a> was so enthralled by the Montagu Pass that she wrote in a letter to a relative in 1852: "One forgets everything in the beauty and grandeur of the scene. It was to me exquisite enjoyment".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A traveller will notice that some parts of the stone wall along one side of the road are slightly protruding. The purpose of this was to prevent the axles of the wagons from scraping against the walls and thus becoming damaged.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_building_of_the_Montagu_Pass">The building of the Montagu Pass</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: The building of the Montagu Pass"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Civil Commissioner of George, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Egbertus_Bergh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Egbertus Bergh (page does not exist)">Egbertus Bergh</a> (1837–1843), campaigned tirelessly for a new road through the formidable Outeniqua Mountains to replace the notorious Cradock's Pass. Then came <a href="/wiki/John_Montagu_(colonial_secretary)" title="John Montagu (colonial secretary)">John Montagu</a>, the new dynamic <a href="/wiki/Chief_Secretary_(British_Empire)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Secretary (British Empire)">Colonial Secretary</a>, who cleared the public debt, recognised the importance of good roads and set the wheels rolling.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Work on the pass commenced in 1844 and <a href="/w/index.php?title=H.O._Farrel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H.O. Farrel (page does not exist)">H.O. Farrel</a> was appointed superintendent of the project, but the task was beyond his ability. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Fancourt_White" title="Henry Fancourt White">Henry Fancourt White</a>, a qualified surveyor, newly appointed as Road Inspector by the Central Road Board, replaced him in 1845.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On average, 250 convicts were employed at any given time on the construction of the pass. They were housed in two camps: South Station, remnants of the old brick chimneys can be seen on your right whilst going up the Outeniqua pass just before the 2nd Montagu Pass turn off, and North Station near the summit of the pass. The headquarters for the construction was sited where Blanco is situated today.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The total expenses for the construction of the Montagu Pass amounted to £35,799 of which £1,753 was spent on gunpowder. Five and a half miles of the pass had to be blasted out of solid rock.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railway_over_the_mountains">Railway over the mountains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Railway over the mountains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The building of the <a href="/wiki/Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway">railway</a> line over the Outeniqua Mountains, between George and Oudtshoorn began in December 1908 from the George side and in 1911 from the Oudtshoorn side. The track was blasted out of the rock, and seven tunnels were excavated. At one stage some 2 500 workers were employed. During April 1913 this most scenic railway line was completed. <a href="/wiki/Sir_David_Graaff,_1st_Baronet" title="Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet">Sir David de Villiers Graaff</a> performed the official opening on 6 August 1913.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The line was built at the enormous cost of £465 000 (equivalent to £406,300,000<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or R 7.75 billion<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2020 currency). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toll_House">Toll House</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Toll House"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the construction of the Montagu Pass, in about 1847, a stone <a href="/wiki/Toll_house" class="mw-redirect" title="Toll house">toll house</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Thatching" title="Thatching">thatched</a> roof, was erected on the George side of the mountain. According to a proclamation in the <a href="/wiki/Government_Gazette" class="mw-redirect" title="Government Gazette">Government Gazette</a> of 24 February 1848, a toll gate was set up, and a tariff of tolls publicised. Upon payment of the prescribed fee the toll keeper would raise the bar across the road to enable the vehicle or animal to pass.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The first toll-keeper was John Kirk Smith, born in <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a>, England in 1818. During 1849 he collected the amount of £400.13.8p in toll fees. His son William Kirk Smith was appointed toll-keeper in 1880. William and his son made "veldt schoens" (simple leather shoes) at the toll-house for sale to travellers and transport riders. Soon they had a thriving business and J.K. Smith, grandson of the first toll-keeper, expanded this concern to Market Street in George. From this humble beginning grew the large and flourishing shoe industry J.K. Smith and Company, which was the forerunner of Modern Shoes Ltd.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Other early toll-keepers were James Scott (1852) and Charles Searle (1858). The toll-house caught fire on 23 July 1855 and the entire roof was destroyed, later being replaced with corrugated iron.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In the Government Gazette dated 16 July 1867, the toll-tariffs were: Each wheel of a vehicle – two pence; Animal drawing a vehicle – one penny; Animal not drawing a vehicle – two pence; Sheep, goat or pig – one halfpenny.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>All tolls were abolished on 31 December 1918, but thanks to the fact that it was declared a <a href="/wiki/National_heritage_sites_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National heritage sites (South Africa)">National Monument</a> in 1970, this interesting relic of the last century has been saved for posterity.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Blanco">Blanco</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Blanco"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Henry_Fancourt_White" title="Henry Fancourt White">Henry Fancourt White</a>, enchanted by Outeniqualand, bought a portion of the farm <a href="/wiki/Modder_River" title="Modder River">Modder River</a> in 1848. He sold a portion to Frances Cook, who named his farm Oaklands, and subdivided the rest into erven. The little village was called "Whitesville" in honour of Henry Fancourt White, but at his suggestion the name was changed to Blanco, the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a> term for white.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 1859 Henry White built a beautiful double storey thatched mansion, which he named Blanco House. In 1903 his son <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Montagu_White&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernest Montagu White (page does not exist)">Ernest Montagu White</a> renamed the house <a href="/wiki/Fancourt" title="Fancourt">Fancourt</a> – in honour of his father. Today Fancourt is a <a href="/wiki/National_heritage_sites_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National heritage sites (South Africa)">National Monument</a> and a well-known hotel.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The main route from <a href="/wiki/Mossel_Bay" title="Mossel Bay">Mossel Bay</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Langkloof" title="Langkloof">Langkloof</a> passed through Blanco, where a settlement of merchants was soon established. The village was also the main postal centre. This caused dissatisfaction among the businessmen of George, and so a direct link from George to the toll-house was built in about 1882. This road was called Bain's Trace and was probably built by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bain" title="Thomas Bain">Thomas Bain</a>, who surveyed the new route.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Lake_System">The Lake System</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The Lake System"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The lakes originated about 20 000 years ago during the Late <a href="/wiki/Pleistocene" title="Pleistocene">Pleistocene</a> at the end of the last era of ice ages which was largely centred in the Northern Hemisphere. Consequently, these lakes can be regarded as geologically relatively young. During that last glacial period, the sea-level dropped to about 130 m lower than at present as a result of the accumulation of ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Rivers then extended into the newly exposed coastal areas, cutting deep valleys into them. At the end of the last glacial period the sea-level rose again, drowning these newly formed valleys until, after a last slight rise and fall of sea-level, a level of about one to three metres above the present level was reached some 6 000 years ago. The sea level then slowly receded to reach the present level about 4 000 years ago. The partial draining of these valleys exposed part of the coastal area, thereby forming all the present <a href="/wiki/Wilderness,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilderness, Western Cape">Wilderness</a> Lakes except for <a href="/w/index.php?title=Langvlei,_Wilderness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Langvlei, Wilderness (page does not exist)">Langvlei</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rondevlei,_Wilderness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rondevlei, Wilderness (page does not exist)">Rondevlei</a>. Martin (1962) postulates the Langvlei could have been formed by wave erosion preceding the last rise in sea level while Rondevlei, during the same time, probably originated as a wind-deflating basin. Ruigtevlei, to the east of <a href="/wiki/Swartvlei,_Wilderness" class="mw-redirect" title="Swartvlei, Wilderness">Swartvlei</a>, was a lake that disappeared, leaving a large area that is only inundated after floods (Martin, 1960a). During this last change (drop) in sea level, the mouth of Swartvlei Estuary moved 2 km eastward to the present position at <a href="/wiki/Sedgefield,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Sedgefield, Western Cape">Sedgefield</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Groenvlei,_Wilderness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Groenvlei, Wilderness (page does not exist)">Groenvlei</a> lost its connection to the sea through the Swartvlei Estuary, and sand dunes now effectively covered any traces of a previous connection to the sea.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>George has an <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_climate" title="Oceanic climate">oceanic climate</a>, with warm summers, and mild to chilly winters. It is one of the highest <a href="/wiki/Rain" title="Rain">rainfall</a> regions in South Africa. Most rain falls in the spring months, brought by the humid sea winds from the Indian Ocean. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for George (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41<br />(106) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">41<br />(106) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #FF3A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(91) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31<br />(88) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #FF1800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38<br />(100) </td> <td style="background: #FF1100; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">39<br />(102) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36<br />(97) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">41<br />(106) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.0<br />(77.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF8913; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.6<br />(70.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.7<br />(67.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.2<br />(66.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.0<br />(66.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF962D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.7<br />(67.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8E1E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.8<br />(69.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8710; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">21.8<br />(71.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9226; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.2<br />(68.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9022; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.5<br />(68.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFA44A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.6<br />(63.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFBD7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.0<br />(57.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.4<br />(56.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFBA76; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.4<br />(57.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.0<br />(60.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFA74F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.2<br />(63.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9A35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.1<br />(66.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAA55; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">16.8<br />(62.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB163; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15.8<br />(60.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF5F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16.1<br />(61.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3<br />(54.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFD6AD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.4<br />(50.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3<br />(46.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE9D4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6<br />(45.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFE7D0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.9<br />(46.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFBF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.1<br />(48.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD0A2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.2<br />(52.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC78F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.6<br />(54.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFB872; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14.7<br />(58.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCD9B; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">11.7<br />(53.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(45) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #FFF4EA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6<br />(43) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(39) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #F1F1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7<br />(45) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">0<br />(32) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #A2FFA2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.4<br />(2.46) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.0<br />(1.93) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.7<br />(2.55) </td> <td style="background: #AFFFAF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">51.5<br />(2.03) </td> <td style="background: #C7FFC7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2<br />(1.46) </td> <td style="background: #C1FFC1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.9<br />(1.57) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.9<br />(1.73) </td> <td style="background: #A4FFA4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">60.9<br />(2.40) </td> <td style="background: #B3FFB3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.9<br />(1.93) </td> <td style="background: #8BFF8B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.2<br />(3.04) </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.6<br />(3.21) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.3<br />(2.14) </td> <td style="background: #AAFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">671.5<br />(26.44) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #A9A9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.3 </td> <td style="background: #A6A6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2 </td> <td style="background: #AFAFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.2 </td> <td style="background: #C3C3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.8 </td> <td style="background: #B6B6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7 </td> <td style="background: #BBBBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.5 </td> <td style="background: #ACACFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #B2B2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.0 </td> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.3 </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2 </td> <td style="background: #A7A7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.1 </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">77.3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">81 </td> <td style="background: #0000C0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83 </td> <td style="background: #0000CB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80 </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">74 </td> <td style="background: #0000FD; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">67 </td> <td style="background: #0000F2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">70 </td> <td style="background: #0000EE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">71 </td> <td style="background: #0000DB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">76 </td> <td style="background: #0000CF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">79 </td> <td style="background: #0000D3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">78 </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">77 </td> <td style="background: #0000D7; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">77 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">229.7 </td> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">204.6 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">210.7 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">200.9 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">202.8 </td> <td style="background: #D6D600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">190.3 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">207.8 </td> <td style="background: #DCDC00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">221.0 </td> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">217.6 </td> <td style="background: #DDDD00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">224.9 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">225.4 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">236.5 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,572.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #DEDE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.3 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6 </td> <td style="background: #D9D900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.6 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.7 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.9 </td> <td style="background: #DFDF00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #E0E000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.6 </td> <td style="background: #DCDC00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">7.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 1: NOAA,<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> South African Weather Service<sup id="cite_ref-saws-climstats_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saws-climstats-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source 2: <a href="/wiki/Deutscher_Wetterdienst" title="Deutscher Wetterdienst">Deutscher Wetterdienst</a> (humidity 1951–1977 and daily sun 1979-2000)<sup id="cite_ref-DWD_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DWD-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 19.5em; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: solid 1px silver" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th>George </th></tr> <tr><th style="font-size: 90%">Climate chart (<a href="/wiki/Template:Climate_chart/How_to_read_a_climate_chart" title="Template:Climate chart/How to read a climate chart">explanation</a>)</th></tr> <tr><td><table class="infobox" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.26em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">63</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:11em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">25</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.5em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">15</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.18em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">59</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:11em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">25</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.5em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">15</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.38em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">69</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.8em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">24</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">14</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.42em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">71</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.4em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">12</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">53</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10em;height:2.2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.2em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.5em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">10</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.9em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">45</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.6em;height:2.2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">8</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.86em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">43</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.36em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">68</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.2em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">60</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.8em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">9</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.28em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">64</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">20</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.5em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">10</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.22em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">61</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.4em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.9em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">12</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.18em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">59</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;color-adjust: exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.8em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.6em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">23</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">14</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °C</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in mm</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em">Source: SAWS<sup id="cite_ref-saws-climstats_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-saws-climstats-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: right; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="12">Imperial conversion</th></tr> <tr><td>J</td><td>F</td><td>M</td><td>A</td><td>M</td><td>J</td><td>J</td><td>A</td><td>S</td><td>O</td><td>N</td><td>D</td></tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.26em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.5</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:11em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">77</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.5em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">59</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.18em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:11em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">77</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.5em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">59</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.38em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.8em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">75</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">57</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.42em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.8</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.4em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">54</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.06em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10em;height:2.2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.2em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">70</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.5em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">50</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.9em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">1.8</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.6em;height:2.2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">46</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.86em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">1.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">45</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.36em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.4em;height:2.4em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">45</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.2em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:9.8em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.8em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">48</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.28em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.5</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">68</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.5em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">50</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.22em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.4em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.4em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">72</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.9em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">54</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.6em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.18em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.4em;width:0.8em;bottom:10.8em;height:1.8em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.6em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">73</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">57</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °F</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in inches</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/South_African_National_Census_of_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="South African National Census of 2001">2001 census</a> divided the urban area of George into four <a href="/wiki/Local_municipality_(South_Africa)#Census" title="Local municipality (South Africa)">"main places"</a>: George proper, population 68,557;<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Thembalethu,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Thembalethu, Western Cape">Thembalethu</a>, population 31,999;<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Pacaltsdorp" title="Pacaltsdorp">Pacaltsdorp</a>, population 18,285;<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Lawaaikamp" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawaaikamp">Lawaaikamp</a>, population 2,458.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gives a total population of 121,299 in the urban area. 51.2% of these people were female and 48.8% were male. </p><p>Of the total urban population, 49.5% described themselves as <a href="/wiki/Coloured" class="mw-redirect" title="Coloured">Coloured</a>, 29.3% as "<a href="/wiki/Bantu_peoples_in_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Bantu peoples in South Africa">Black African</a>", 20.9% as "<a href="/wiki/White_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="White South African">White</a>", and 0.3% as "<a href="/wiki/Indian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian South African">Indian</a> or <a href="/wiki/Asian_South_African" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian South African">Asian</a>". 65.4% spoke <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans" title="Afrikaans">Afrikaans</a> as their <a href="/wiki/Home_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Home language">home language</a>, 26.9% spoke <a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a>, 6.9% spoke <a href="/wiki/South_African_English" title="South African English">English</a>, and 0.9% spoke some other language.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1936_South_African_census" title="1936 South African census">1936 census</a> recorded a total population 9,075 residents with 3,437 of them being recorded as "Coloured" and 5,195 recorded as "White".<sup id="cite_ref-yearbook1936_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yearbook1936-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions">Attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_(11341899566).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg/220px-Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg/330px-Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg/440px-Breaching_Southern_Right_whale_with_tanker_%2811341899566%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2588" data-file-height="1676" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Southern_right_whale" title="Southern right whale">Southern right whale</a> breaches off the coast</figcaption></figure> <p>George has a sophisticated infrastructure with banks, conference facilities, businesses and shopping centres including the Garden Route Mall and Eden Meander, transport and sporting facilities, yet retains its small town atmosphere. The city is also a major accommodation centre. </p><p>George has numerous world-class golf courses, some designed by famous golfers. The most well-known is <a href="/wiki/Fancourt" title="Fancourt">Fancourt</a> Golf Estate, which hosted the <a href="/wiki/Presidents_Cup" title="Presidents Cup">Presidents Cup</a> in 2003 and is often the host to high-profile golf tournaments. </p><p>Every December through 2010, top national <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">rugby sevens</a> teams from around the world came to <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Park" title="Outeniqua Park">Outeniqua Park</a> for the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_Sevens" title="South Africa Sevens">South Africa Sevens</a>, one of the tournaments in the <a href="/wiki/IRB_Sevens_World_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="IRB Sevens World Series">IRB Sevens World Series</a>. However, the tournament was moved to <a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a>. December 2015 the Tournament was moved to the Green Point stadium in Cape Town. </p><p>George has many historical landmarks: </p> <ul><li><i>The Slave Tree</i>, an ancient <a href="/wiki/English_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="English oak">English oak</a> planted by <a href="/wiki/Landdrost" title="Landdrost">Landdrost</a> (magistrate) van Kervel, known as the Slave Tree because of the very large chain and lock embedded in the trunk, has been declared a <a href="/wiki/National_heritage_sites_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="National heritage sites (South Africa)">national monument</a>.</li> <li>The King <a href="/wiki/Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> Library building, said to be the best example of <a href="/wiki/Edwardian_architecture" title="Edwardian architecture">Edwardian architecture</a> in George.</li></ul> <p>The First Class School for girls was started by Miss Christina Petronella van Niekerk, a "New Age" young lady with visions for the future which were very different from those ideas held by the conservative population of George. </p><p>George is often used a base to explore <a href="/wiki/Tsitsikamma_National_Park" title="Tsitsikamma National Park">Tsitsikamma National Park</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/220px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/330px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG/440px-Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Outeniqua Choo Tjoe</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe" title="Outeniqua Choo Tjoe">Outeniqua Choo Tjoe</a> was South Africa's last scheduled mixed <a href="/wiki/Steam_train" class="mw-redirect" title="Steam train">steam train</a> service and operated on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Outeniqualand_Preserved_Railway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Outeniqualand Preserved Railway (page does not exist)">Outeniqualand Preserved Railway</a> between George and <a href="/wiki/Knysna" title="Knysna">Knysna</a> on the Garden Route. Opened in 1928 and declared a preserved line in July 1993, this train winds its way through picturesque scenery. However, after a landslide disrupted operations in 2007 service was maintained on the section between George, <a href="/wiki/Hartenbos" title="Hartenbos">Hartenbos</a> and Mossel Bay. In 2010 Transnet, the South African railway authority, decided to discontinue all operations of the Choo-Tjoe train.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Transport_Museum" title="Outeniqua Transport Museum">Outeniqua Transport Museum</a> houses a large collection of steam locomotives and carriages. </p><p>The Garden Route <a href="/wiki/Botanical_Garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Botanical Garden">Botanical Garden</a> is situated the top of Caledon Street. The Garden Route boasts the largest continuous natural <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forest</a> area in South Africa, covering some 650 km<sup>2</sup>. Marketable <a href="/wiki/Timber" class="mw-redirect" title="Timber">timber</a> is harvested from 20% of the State forest. <a href="/wiki/Stinkwood" title="Stinkwood">Stinkwood</a>, named for its unmistakable odour when freshly cut, is highly prized by the furniture industry, as are white pear, hard pear, ironwood and assegaai. The most sought after timber is the outeniqua yellowwood (<i><a href="/wiki/Podocarpus_falcatus" class="mw-redirect" title="Podocarpus falcatus">Podocarpus falcatus</a></i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Festivals_and_events">Festivals and events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Festivals and events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Annually the city of George plays host to several local, national and international events. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="George_Old_Car_Show">George Old Car Show</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: George Old Car Show"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The George Old Car Show started in 1997 on Paul Fick's farm "Blackwood" near <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Bay" title="Victoria Bay">Victoria Bay</a>. A total of 80 cars were on show and food stalls were provided by the George Lions Club. The 2nd show was held at the George Riding Club in 1998 and approximately 250 cars and tractors were on show. The new car dealers were invited to display their latest models and the show was well supported by the public. Various displays like dog shows, gymnastics, a horse parade and a drive-by so that clubs could show off their cars, entertained the public. Arts in the park and food stalls as well as a well-stocked beer garden entertained those who were tired of looking at cars. A model car show was also laid on. The George Old Car Show was held at the riding club until 2000 when it once again ran out of space and had to seek larger grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 4th George Old Car Show was moved to the <a href="/w/index.php?title=P.W._Botha_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P.W. Botha College (page does not exist)">P.W. Botha College</a> in York Street, George. Ample space for show cars, tractors and motorcycles was available on the site as well as large grounds for public parking. The hostels are available for accommodation to exhibitors and a full-time arena program held the public's attention. The school provided food stalls and the income benefited the school fund. The 8th George Old Car Show was held in February 2004 and was by then rated as the 2nd largest motor show in South Africa and was supported by <a href="/wiki/Car_(magazine)" title="Car (magazine)"><i>Car</i> magazine</a>. A total of 750 cars dated from 1901 to the latest models were on show. Forty restored tractors and a large variety of motorcycles were on show. The model car show proved to be more popular than ever and more than 5000 models were on display and for sale. The "arts in the park" had also evolved into a show of its own. Various motor clubs were in attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As this is not a static show all clubs had the opportunity to take part in the drive-by. The show has continued to grow, both in the number of exhibitors as well as in popularity with each successive year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="George_Cheese_Festival">George Cheese Festival</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: George Cheese Festival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An annual event held in winter time since 2002, the George Cheese Festival is a popular family festival catering to both the seasoned & veteran cheese & wine enthusiasts.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cheese Makers, Wine Cellars & recently Chocolatiers have presented their cheese, wine & chocolate pairings to the public over a three-day period.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2013, the festival was expanded to include a gala evening to kick off the start of the festival with a stage performance by <a href="/wiki/Steve_Hofmeyr" title="Steve Hofmeyr">Steve Hofmeyr</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="George_NBM_Sevens_Premier_League">George NBM Sevens Premier League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: George NBM Sevens Premier League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inaugural <a href="/wiki/7s_Premier_League" title="7s Premier League">Sevens Premier League</a> staged in George on 14–15 December 2012 was a rip-roaring success both on and off the field.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Churches">Churches</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Churches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg/220px-George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg/330px-George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg/440px-George_Anglican_Cathedral00.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Cathedral,_George,_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="St Mark's Cathedral, George, South Africa">St Mark's Cathedral</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Pacaltsdorp Church is the oldest in the Southern Cape and the 6th oldest in the country, completed in 1825. The Norman-style church has thick stonewalls and features a tall square tower topped by <a href="/wiki/Battlement" title="Battlement">battlements</a>. Across the road is the little mud house in which the first missionary, Charles Pacalt of the <a href="/wiki/London_Missionary_Society" title="London Missionary Society">London Missionary Society</a>, lived after arriving in 1813. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church" title="Dutch Reformed Church">Dutch Reformed Mother Church</a> was consecrated in 1842 after taking 12 years to build with its 23-metre domed tower and 1 metre thick walls. It is the 7th oldest church house in South Africa. It was constructed by a supervisor and a number of skilled slaves who continued to work as 'apprentices' after the emancipation of slaves in 1834. </p><p>In 1841, the Roman Catholic Church appointed its first priest in George; 1843 saw the completion of their church building. That building, St Peter & St Paul Catholic Church in Meade Street, is the oldest Roman Catholic building in South Africa. </p><p><a href="/wiki/St_Mark%27s_Cathedral,_George,_South_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="St Mark's Cathedral, George, South Africa">St Mark's Anglican Cathedral</a>, designed by <a href="/wiki/Sophy_Gray_(architect)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sophy Gray (architect)">Sophy Gray</a> and built in 1850, attained cathedral status in 1911. It was the smallest cathedral in the Southern Hemisphere until extensions in 1924–25. The nave is the oldest section. Its most distinctive feature is the number of stained glass windows in relation to its size. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_and_secondary_education">Primary and secondary education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Primary and secondary education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schools include the Afrikaans-medium <a href="/wiki/George_High_School" title="George High School">George High School</a> established in 1947 and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ho%C3%ABrskool_Outeniqua&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hoërskool Outeniqua (page does not exist)">Hoërskool Outeniqua</a> established in 1923. The English medium school is <a href="/wiki/York_High_School_(George)" title="York High School (George)">York High School</a> and there is also a double medium technical school named <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eden_Technical_High_School&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eden Technical High School (page does not exist)">Eden Technical High School</a> (formerly PW Botha College). Several independent schools have been established such as Glenwood House, an English medium co-ed school from Grade 000 to Grade 12. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tertiary_education">Tertiary education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Tertiary education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>George is the tertiary hub of the Southern Cape, with some public and private institutions providing education at various campuses. </p> <ul><li>South Cape College is a public further education and training college. It has six campuses, one being in George.</li> <li>Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Saasveld, offers two centres of excellence – the Centre for Resource Management and the Centre for Business and Information Technology studies.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_N2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/George_N2.jpg/220px-George_N2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/George_N2.jpg/330px-George_N2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/George_N2.jpg/440px-George_N2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>N2 Freeway between Mossel Bay and George</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/N2_(South_Africa)" title="N2 (South Africa)">N2</a> national route passes by George in an east–west direction along the coast; George is 420 kilometres (260 mi) east of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> and 330 kilometres (210 mi) west of <a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a>. The <a href="/wiki/N9_(South_Africa)" title="N9 (South Africa)">N9</a> and <a href="/wiki/N12_(South_Africa)" title="N12 (South Africa)">N12</a> national routes start in George and run <a href="/wiki/Concurrency_(road)" title="Concurrency (road)">concurrently</a> north over the <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Pass" title="Outeniqua Pass">Outeniqua Pass</a>; on the other side of the pass they divide, with the N12 continuing north to <a href="/wiki/Oudtshoorn" title="Oudtshoorn">Oudtshoorn</a> and then through <a href="/wiki/Meiringspoort" title="Meiringspoort">Meiringspoort</a> to <a href="/wiki/Beaufort_West" title="Beaufort West">Beaufort West</a>, while the N9 runs northeast to <a href="/wiki/Graaff-Reinet" title="Graaff-Reinet">Graaff-Reinet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colesberg" title="Colesberg">Colesberg</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is no scheduled passenger service to George. <a href="/wiki/Rovos_Rail" title="Rovos Rail">Rovos Rail</a> and the Union Limited however offer vintage train trips to the Garden Route. The <a href="/wiki/Outeniqua_Choo_Tjoe" title="Outeniqua Choo Tjoe">Outeniqua Choo Tjoe</a> steam train offered leisure rides between George and Mosselbay but closed in 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/George_Airport" title="George Airport">George Airport</a> (<a href="/wiki/IATA" class="mw-redirect" title="IATA">IATA</a> code GRJ), situated approximately 7 km from the city centre, has scheduled flights to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town_International_Airport" title="Cape Town International Airport">Cape Town International Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/King_Shaka_International_Airport" title="King Shaka International Airport">King Shaka International Airport</a> (Durban), <a href="/wiki/Bram_Fischer_International_Airport" title="Bram Fischer International Airport">Bram Fischer International Airport</a> (Bloemfontein) and <a href="/wiki/OR_Tambo_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="OR Tambo International Airport">OR Tambo International Airport</a> (Johannesburg). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_transport">Public transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Public transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A public bus service branded Go George was launched in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Routes now cover a significant portion of the city.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tallest_structures">Tallest structures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Tallest structures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The majority of structures in George are limited to low-mid rise development, most of which is in the commercial sector. The tallest structure in George is the <a href="/wiki/Sentech" title="Sentech">Sentech</a> Tower, which is a radio and television transmitter tower located at the foot of the Outeniqua mountains (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=George,_South_Africa&params=33_55_39_S_22_27_1_E_type:landmark_scale:2000_region:ZA&title=George+transmitter"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">33°55′39″S</span> <span class="longitude">22°27′1″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">33.92750°S 22.45028°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-33.92750; 22.45028</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">George transmitter</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) This is followed by the Telkom Tower located in the George CBD and the FAGG Radar Tower (55m) located at the <a href="/wiki/George_Airport" title="George Airport">George Airport</a>. </p><p>The tallest building in George is the airport radar tower. The concrete tower stands at 45m and 8 storeys (including the spherical radome, it stands at 55m). The George Medi-Clinic building (previously Lamprecht Clinic) stands at 40m and 8 storeys. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Local_government">Local government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Executive Mayor of George is Councillor Jacqulique von Brandis, from the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)" title="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)">Democratic Alliance</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coats_of_arms">Coats of arms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Coats of arms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Municipality (1)</b> – By 1931, the municipality had adopted a pseudo-heraldic "coat of arms", which was depicted on a <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ngw.nl/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Category:UTC_South_African_town_arms">cigarette card</a> issued in that year. The shield was quartered in sky blue and gold, the quarters separated by a white-edged red cross and depicting (1) a mountain, (2) a Knysna loerie, (3) flowers and (4) an oak tree. A bushbuck stood above the shield. The motto was <i>Semper amabile</i>. </p><p><b>Municipality (2)</b> – On 30 April 1957, the council approved a new coat of arms, designed by <a href="/wiki/Ivan_Mitford-Barberton" title="Ivan Mitford-Barberton">Ivan Mitford-Barberton</a> and <a href="/wiki/H._Ellis_Tomlinson" title="H. Ellis Tomlinson">H. Ellis Tomlinson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wca2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wca2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arms were granted by the <a href="/wiki/College_of_Arms" title="College of Arms">College of Arms</a> on 6 August 1958, and were later registered at the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Heraldry" title="Bureau of Heraldry">Bureau of Heraldry</a> in April 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-boh_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-boh-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arms are : <i>Quarterly, Gules and Argent, a cross per cross counterchanged, between in the first quarter a horse courant of the second, in the second quarter a Knysna loerie perched upon a branch in bend sinister, in the third quarter a protea flower slipped and leaved, proper, and in the fourth quarter an oak tree fructed, the trunk couped, Argent</i>. In layman's terms : the shield is quartered red and silver, the quarters are separated by a cross, and they depict (1) a running silver horse, (2) a Knysna loerie perched on a branch, (3) a protea flower with stem and leaves and (4) an oak tree. The crest is a bushbuck, and the motto remains <i>Semper amabile</i>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_DivCo-CoA.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/George_DivCo-CoA.gif" decoding="async" width="83" height="102" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="83" data-file-height="102" /></a><figcaption>George Divisional Council coat of arms (1962)</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Divisional council arms</b> – The George divisional council (the local authority which administered the rural areas outside the town) assumed a coat of arms in 1961, and registered them with the Cape Provincial Administration in June 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-og_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-og-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The arms, designed by Schalk Pienaar, were : <i>Vert, on a chief dancetty Argent three apples slipped and leaved proper; a base barry wavy of six Argent and Azure.</i> In layman's terms : a green shield displaying at the top three apples on a silver stripe with a zig-zag edge and at the bottom six wavy silver and blue stripes. The crest was a protea flower, the supporters were two bushbuck, and the motto <i>Regio melle dulcior</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Suburbs">Suburbs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The City of George is made up of a number of suburbs: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col div-col-small" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Ballots View</li> <li>Bergsig</li> <li>Blanco</li> <li>Borchards</li> <li>Bo-Dorp</li> <li>Bos en Dal</li> <li>Campher's Drift</li> <li>Conville</li> <li>Denneoord</li> <li>Delville Park</li> <li>Denver Park</li> <li>Dormehls Drift</li> <li>Eastern Extension</li> <li>Eden</li> <li>Fernridge</li> <li>George Central (CBD)</li> <li>George Industria</li> <li>George South</li> <li>Glen Barrie</li> <li>Glenwood</li> <li>Groeneweide Park</li> <li>Heatherlands</li> <li>Heather Park</li> <li>King George Park</li> <li>Lawaaikamp</li> <li>Le Vallia</li> <li>Loerie Park</li> <li>New Dawn</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacaltsdorp" title="Pacaltsdorp">Pacaltsdorp</a></li> <li>Protea Park</li> <li>Rooi Rivier-Rif</li> <li>Rosemoor</li> <li>Tamsui Industria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thembalethu" title="Thembalethu">Thembalethu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twee_Rivieren" title="Twee Rivieren">Twee Rivieren</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Els" title="Ernie Els">Ernie Els</a> – professional golfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammiel_Bushakevitz" title="Ammiel Bushakevitz">Ammiel Bushakevitz</a> – classical concert pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meryl_Cassie" title="Meryl Cassie">Meryl Cassie</a> – singer, actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megan_Alatini" title="Megan Alatini">Megan Alatini</a> – (née Cassie) singer, TV personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marco_Wentzel" title="Marco Wentzel">Marco Wentzel</a> – former Springbok</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carla_Swart" title="Carla Swart">Carla Swart</a> – professional cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zane_Kirchner" title="Zane Kirchner">Zane Kirchner</a>- Springbok rugby player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CJ_Stander" title="CJ Stander">CJ Stander</a> – Irish rugby player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anel_Oosthuizen" title="Anel Oosthuizen">Anel Oosthuizen</a> – Olympic race walker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lennox_Bacela" title="Lennox Bacela">Lennox Bacela</a> – professional football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demi-Leigh_Nel-Peters" class="mw-redirect" title="Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters">Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters</a> – Miss Universe 2017</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bianca_Buitendag" title="Bianca Buitendag">Bianca Buitendag</a> – professional surfer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvis_Blue" title="Elvis Blue">Elvis Blue</a> – Singer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_heritage_sites_in_George_and_Mossel_Bay" title="List of heritage sites in George and Mossel Bay">List of heritage sites in George and Mossel Bay</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George,_South_Africa&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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.id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRobson2011" class="citation thesis cs1">Robson, Linda Gillian (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/26503/05back.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y#page=31">"Annexure A"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/26503"><i>The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact</i></a> (PhD thesis). 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margin:0.75em 1em"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">George</a></b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/25px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/34px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td style="width:33%"><a href="/wiki/Wilderness,_South_Africa" title="Wilderness, South Africa">Wilderness</a></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="South"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Pfeil_unten.svg/14px-Pfeil_unten.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Kranshoek" title="Kranshoek">Kranshoek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurland_Estate" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurland Estate">Kurland Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nature%27s_Valley" title="Nature's Valley">Nature's Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plettenberg_Bay" title="Plettenberg Bay">Plettenberg Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wittedrif" title="Wittedrif">Wittedrif</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_(2016).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Garden Route District within South Africa"><img alt="Garden Route District within South Africa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg/150px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg/225px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg/300px-Map_of_South_Africa_with_Garden_Route_highlighted_%282016%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="709" /></a><figcaption>Garden Route District within South Africa</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/George_Local_Municipality" title="George Local Municipality">George</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avontuur" title="Avontuur">Avontuur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bergplaas" title="Bergplaas">Bergplaas</a></li> <li><a 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title="Wilderness, Western Cape">Wilderness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodville,_Western_Cape" title="Woodville, Western Cape">Woodville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hessequa_Local_Municipality" title="Hessequa Local Municipality">Hessequa</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albertinia,_Western_Cape" class="mw-redirect" title="Albertinia, Western Cape">Albertinia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gouritsmond" title="Gouritsmond">Gouritsmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groot-Jongensfontein" class="mw-redirect" title="Groot-Jongensfontein">Groot-Jongensfontein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heidelberg,_Western_Cape" title="Heidelberg, Western Cape">Heidelberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Beaufort" title="Port Beaufort">Port Beaufort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puntjie" title="Puntjie">Puntjie</a></li> 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