Barrydale Explained

Barrydale
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-33.9037°N 20.7217°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Overberg
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Swellendam
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:25.77
Population Total:4156
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:3.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:83.3%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:11.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:90.6%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:6.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info3:1.1%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.7%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:6750
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:6750
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:028

Barrydale is a village on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It was named after Joseph Barry, a merchant of the 19th century.[2] It is situated at the northern end of the Tradouws Pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Barrydale . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Raper, P. E. . Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. 1989. Jonathan Ball Publishers. 978-0-947464-04-2. 69. Internet Archive.