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Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality. Originally a farm, the South African Railways and Harbours turned it into a holiday resort for their lower-rung employees in 1933.

Key facts

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Hartenbos
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ATKVHartenbos.JPG
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ATKV in Hartenbos
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South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
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Country
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South Africa
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Province
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Western Cape
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District
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Garden Route
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Municipality
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Mossel Bay
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Main Place
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Established
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Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
24.20
Settlement.population_total
4196
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

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town
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ATKVHartenbos.JPG
Dialing code
044
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Commons category
Hartenbos
inception
1933-01-01
postal code
6520
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hartenbos is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located some 45 kilometres outside George, South Africa. It belongs, together with 20 other settlements, to the Mossel Bay Local Municipality. Originally a farm, the South African Railways and Harbours turned it into a holiday resort for their lower-rung employees in 1933.

==Population== The 2001 census showed a population of 71,494 for the whole municipality. The official estimate of 2005 regards 99,676 as a proper figure for an increased population. Although no official figures have been made available, it is estimated that around 15% of these figures relate to the current population of Hartenbos.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hartenbos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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