De Vlugt is a town in George Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
De Vlugt | |
|---|---|
 Keurbooms River crossing at De Vlugt | |
  De Vlugt  De Vlugt | |
| Coordinates: 33°49′01″S 23°10′55″E / 33.817°S 23.182°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | George |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 243 |
| Racial Makeup (2011) | |
| • Coloured | 83.13% |
| • White | 12.76% |
| • Other | 4.12% |
| First Languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 88.07% |
| • English | 7.83% |
| • Other | 4.12% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
De Vlugt is situated on the banks of the Keurbooms River, approximately 55 km north of Knysna. It originated as a construction camp for the 270 convicts who built the Prince Alfred Pass in 1861. Later a small community emerged around the camp.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Small Area 0017". Census 2011.
- ^ "De Vlugt". Where to Stay. Retrieved 10 January 2014.