Goedverwacht Explained

Goedverwacht
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-32.8647°N 18.6961°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:West Coast
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bergrivier
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:First settled
Established Date:1810
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.98
Population Total:1979
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:3.5%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:94.4%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.3%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:1.7%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:96.4%
Demographics2 Title2:Sign language
Demographics2 Info2:1.5%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:2.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:7323
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:7323
Area Code Type:Area code
Website:www.goedverwacht.com
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1889

Goedverwacht is a settlement in Bergrivier Local Municipality, West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located off the R399 road near Piketberg.

The village originates from a cattle farm established in 1810, which was then bought by Moravian missionaries in 1889.[2]

An annual festival is hosted by Goedverwacht Development Forum called the Snoek en Patat Fees. Thousands of festival goers flock to Goedverwacht during the first week of the June school holidays in the Western Cape Province.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Goedverwacht . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Goedverwacht. Cape West Coast Tourism. 15 January 2014.