| McGregor | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.95°N 69°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: | Langeberg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1861[1] |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.03 |
| Population Total: | 3125 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 82.8% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 12.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.3% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 86.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 10.4% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.8% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 6708 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 023 |
| Website: | www.tourismmcgregor.co.za www.mcgregorvillage.co.za |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Name: | M.G. Oostendorff-Kraukamp |
McGregor is a small village in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is roughly 150 km east of Cape Town. It is located in Ward 5 of the Langeberg Municipality. According to the Census 2001, this Ward has a population of 10,254 people (Stats SA, 2001).
The village was established in 1861 and was originally called Lady Grey. It was renamed in 1905 in honour of Rev. Andrew McGregor, who had been the Dutch Reformed Church minister of the Robertson District for forty years.It has become somewhat of a magnet for alternative lifestyles. The local Waldorf school has roughly 167 children. It is part of the broader wine route network of the Western Cape and is situated at one end of the popular Boesmanskloof Trail to the town of Greyton to the south.
The village irrigation system dates back many years. The edge of the streets have a water channel fed from the town dam. Each landowner has a slot allocated during the week where they get a few minutes to an hour of the channel flowing into their property, with the time allocated being a function of the size of the property. In recent years some controversy has arisen due to the reduction of the roster to every second week in an effort to keep a fuller dam. However, during the summer of 2012/13 extensive work has been undertaken to rebuild the dam and to prevent its main wall from leaking and it is now (June 2013) hoped that this will solve the problems.
It is home to the annual Poetry in McGregor festival.