| Saron | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.181°N 19.6°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: | 2.13 |
| Population Total: | 7843 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 1.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 97.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.1% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 96.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 6812 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 6812 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 023 |
Saron is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
A Mission Station can be found at the foot of the Saronsberg in the Tulbagh district, about 20 km south of Porterville. The Mission Station was established by the Rhenish Missionary Society in 1848 by Johannes Heinrich Kulpmann, for Mission Station Purposes only, it was later taken over by the Dutch Reformed Church in 1945. The name, Afrikaans for Sharon, is of biblical origin (1 Chronicles, Song of Solomon 2:1), meaning 'flats' or ‘plain’.[2]
On 30 November 2013, Heritage Western Cape declared the historic core of the Saron Mission Station as a provincial heritage site.[3]
Saron has its name written on the side of the Saronsberg which can be seen from an aerial view.[4]
5. Purpose of Saron Mission Station.