Pacaltsdorp
Pacaltsdorp | |
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Church in Pacaltsdorp | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′S 22°27′E / 34.017°S 22.450°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 16,400 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.7% |
| • Coloured | 93.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 92.2% |
| • English | 4.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.7% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6529 |
| PO box | 6534 |
| Area code | 044 |
Pacaltsdorp is a suburb of George, Western Cape. In the Apartheid era, it was the coloured township associated with George but administrated independently. The N2 highway provided the natural boundary between the two, enforced by a curfew.
The mission station Hoogekraal was named Pacaltsdorp after the death of the German-speaking missionary of Czech origin, the Reverend Charles Pacalt in 1818. He was invited by Kaptein Dikkop, leader of a Khoikhoi tribe living in the area. He built up a congregation of about 300 Khoekhoen, slaves and free labourers.