| Gouda | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.3°N 21°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cape Winelands |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Drakenstein |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.65 |
| Population Total: | 3441 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 8.5% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 90.0% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 90.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 4.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 2.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 6821 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 023 |
Gouda is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
The town lies some 38km south of Porterville, 14km west of Tulbagh and 61km north-west of Worcester. Prior to 1929, it was known as Porterville Road. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name Gouda is said to mean ‘antelope’. Another possible translation is ‘honey path’, ‘honey defile’.[2] It is unrelated to the Dutch city of the same name.
The 138 MW Gouda Wind Farm, opened in September 2015, is situated just outside the town.[3]