Gouda, Western Cape

Gouda is a settlement in Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Gouda
A skyline of the town of Gouda in the Western Cape, South Africa. Part of the Gouda Wind Farm can be seen to the far right of the picture.
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Coordinates: 33°18′S 19°02′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Drakenstein
Area [1]
• Total	7.65 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,441
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	8.5%
• Coloured	90.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	1.3%
• Other	0.1%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	90.7%
• Xhosa	4.9%
• English	1.6%
• Other	2.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	6821
Area code	023

The town lies some 38km south of Porterville, 14km west of Tulbagh and 61km north-west of Worcester. Prior to 1929, it was known as Porterville Road. Of Khoekhoen origin, the name Gouda is said to mean ‘antelope’. Another possible translation is ‘honey path’, ‘honey defile’.[2] It is unrelated to the Dutch city of the same name.

The 138 MW Gouda Wind Farm, opened in September 2015, is situated just outside the town.[3]

References

1. "Main Place Gouda". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 184.
3. Gosling, Melanie (9 September 2015). "Another wind farm joins the grid". Cape Times. Retrieved 12 September 2015.