Haarlem, South Africa Explained

Haarlem
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-33.7339°N 23.3386°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Garden Route
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:George
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.04
Population Total:2376
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:4.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:94.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.8%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:97.6%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:1.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:6467
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:044

Haarlem is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village 16 km east of Avontuur and 29 km south-east of Uniondale, in the Langkloof. Originally laid out in 1856, it was taken over by the Berlin Missionary Society in 1860. The mission station was named Anhalt-Schmidt, but the village had already been named Haarlem and bears that name today, presumably after the city of Haarlem 19 km west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Haarlem . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 195.