Garden Route District Municipality
Garden Route District Municipality, District municipality in Western Cape, South Africa.
The Garden Route District Municipality extends across 23,331 square kilometers, from the Breede River mouth to the Eastern Cape provincial boundary.
The municipality transformed from Eden District Municipality to Garden Route District Municipality in October 2018, incorporating seven local administrative regions.
The population of 574,265 residents communicates primarily in Afrikaans at 70.8 percent, followed by Xhosa at 18.3 percent and English at 7.5 percent.
The administrative center George serves as capital, managing services across municipalities including Kannaland, Hessequa, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn, Bitou, and Knysna.
The district combines coastal areas, forests, and mountains, reaching elevations of 555 meters above sea level in certain locations.
Location: Western Cape
Inception: December 5, 2000
Capital city: George
Elevation above the sea: 555 m
Shares border with: Overberg District Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, Central Karoo District Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality
Website: https://gardenroute.gov.za
GPS coordinates: -33.75000,22.00000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:48
Blombos Cave
103.2 km
Cango Caves
44.5 km
Pinnacle Point
51.6 km
Swartberg
53.9 km
Post Office Tree, Mossel Bay
49.7 km
Gondwana Game Reserve
37.8 km
Outeniqua Transport Museum
49.8 km
Wilderness National Park
62.3 km
Bartolomeu Dias Museum Complex
49.7 km
CP Nel Museum
25.7 km
Buffelspoort
102.7 km
Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse
50.6 km
Gouritz River Bridge
53.6 km
Gamkaberg Nature Reserve
37.7 km
Moederkerk
48.6 km
Boosmansbos Wilderness Area
105.2 km
St Mark's Cathedral, George, Western Cape
48.3 km
Knysna National Lake Area
101.9 km
Swartberg Nature Reserve
44.2 km
All Saints Church, Uniondale
105 km
Steenbok Nature Reserve
104.1 km
Bridges over the Gourits River
53.5 km
Moordkuil River
37.4 km
Simola Golf & Country Estate
99.3 km
Stilbaai Tidal Fish Traps
90.2 km
Melville's Building
102 km
Groot Swartberg Nature Reserve
48.5 km
Botlierskop Private Game Reserve
33.8 kmReviews
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