De Vlugt
De Vlugt | |
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![]() Keurbooms River crossing at De Vlugt | |
Coordinates: 33°49′01″S 23°10′55″E / 33.817°S 23.182°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | George |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 243 |
Racial Makeup (2011) | |
• Coloured | 83.13% |
• White | 12.76% |
• Other | 4.12% |
First Languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 88.07% |
• English | 7.83% |
• Other | 4.12% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
De Vlugt is a town in George Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
De Vlugt is situated on the banks of the Keurbooms River, approximately 55 km north of Knysna. It originated as a construction camp for the 270 convicts who built the Prince Alfred Pass in 1861. Later a small community emerged around the camp.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Small Area 0017". Census 2011.
- ^ "De Vlugt". Where to Stay. Retrieved 10 January 2014.