Kareedouw | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Eastern Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.9519°N 24.2894°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Eastern Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Sarah Baartman |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kou-Kamma |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 15.10 |
Population Total: | 4985 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 32.8% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 56.5% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 9.5% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.0% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 72.6% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 22.1% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.9% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 6400 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 6400 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 042 |
Kareedouw (English: Kareedowns) is a town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the administrative centre for the Kou-Kamma Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District of the Eastern Cape.
The town's name derives from the Khoi phrase "karee" meaning "praise". The town was established by white settlers around the year 1750.[2]
Kareedouw is the gateway to the Langkloof Mountains; 120 km from Gqeberha. It nestles between the Tsitsikamma and Suuranys Mountains. A popular activity is 4x4 trips through the Suurveld, Kouga and Baviaanskloof Wilderness areas, canoe trips on the Kouga River, and camping and hiking trails.[3] [4] [5]
One important person connected to the town is John Vorster, prime minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, who had a house on the coast and is buried in the cemetery next to the Dutch Reformed Church.[6]
There is a Kareedouw Peak and a Kareedouw Pass.[8]
The Tsitsikamma mountains are a mountain range located in the Garden Route region of the southern South African coast in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces. They stretch just over 80 km from the Keurbooms River in the west just north of Plettenberg Bay, to Kareedouw Pass in the east.[9] The Formosa Conservation Area is adjacent to the Jagersbos farm, about 15 km west of Kareedouw.[10]
There are medical and pharmaceutical facilities, the provincial B.J. Vorster Hospital, a public library, and a Lutheran Missionary Monument at or near Kareedouw.[11] [12] [13]