Rooiels (also spelled Rooi-Els or Rooi Els) is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was declared a township in June 1948, and is situated 5 km north of Pringle Bay, on the eastern shore of False Bay.[2] It was named after the farm and river of the same name, which were named after the red alder tree known as rooiels in Afrikaans.[2]
Rooiels
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| Coordinates: 34°18′05″S 18°48′59″E / 34.30139°S 18.81639°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Overberg |
| Municipality | Overstrand |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 125 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 1.6% |
| • White | 92.0% |
| • Other | 6.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 48.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 47.2% |
| • Other | 4.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
It is situated beside the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve and is itself a registered conservancy.[3] The town roads are narrow, un-tarred and without street lights. Klein-Hangklip mountain dominates the village, and is home to a pair of Verreaux's eagles. Other animals that may be noted are chacma baboons, rock hyrax, small antelope, African clawless otters and occasionally caracal and leopard.[3]
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Klein-Hangklip on the eastern edge of False Bay as seen from Rooi-Els -
A whirlpool between the large rocks characteristic for the coast line -
Surf causing high breaking waves at the coastal rocks
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Rooi-Els". Census 2011.
- ^ a b Raper, P.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names.
- ^ a b "Accommodation in Rooi-Els". Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- Note: Another river by this name is situated near Knysna in the southern Cape. The red alder tree does not currently occur near Rooi-Els.
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