Herolds Bay Heroldsbaai |
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View from a lookout point south west of the town.
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Herolds Bay shown within Western Cape | |
Coordinates: 34°03′02″S 22°23′51″E / 34.05056°S 22.39750°ECoordinates: 34°03′02″S 22°23′51″E / 34.05056°S 22.39750°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Eden |
Municipality | George |
Area | |
• Total | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 704 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.7% |
• Coloured | 33.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 61.6% |
• Other | 1.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 89.8% |
• English | 9.6% |
• Other | 0.6% |
Herolds Bay (Afrikaans: Heroldsbaai) is a settlement in Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Holiday resort west of Malgas River mouth, some 24km south-west of George and east of Guano Bay. Named after the first Dutch Reformed minister of George, Tobias Johannes Herold (1812-1823).