Woodville, Western Cape

Woodville
Hamlet
Woodville Big Tree
Woodville Big Tree
Woodville is located in Western Cape
Woodville
Woodville
Woodville is located in South Africa
Woodville
Woodville
Coordinates: 33°56′11″S 22°40′09″E / 33.93639°S 22.66917°E / -33.93639; 22.66917
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityGeorge
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
431
Racial Makeup (2011)
 • White58.9%
 • Coloured22.7%
 • Black African17.4%
First Languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans61.3%
 • English29.5%
 • Sesotho3.9%
 • Xhosa3.0%

Woodville is a small hamlet in the Western Cape, South Africa. The settlement is located about 15 km west of Karatara and about 17 km east of George, with the closest town being Touwsranten located 5 km east. Woodville lies at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains and is about 2 km east of the Woodville Big Tree, the third largest in South Africa.[1]

In the 2011 South African census the local population was 431 people living in 145 households.[2]

The settlement is home to the historic Wayside Inn.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees in South Africa". Monumental Trees. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ Firth, Adrian (2011). "2011 South African Census". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ "LekkeSlaap - Wayside Inn". LekkeSlaap. Retrieved 2024-05-24.