Rooi-Els, Western Cape

Rooi-Els (Afrikaans equivalent of red alder) 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 by this name.[2]

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Coordinates: 34°18′05″S 18°48′59″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Overstrand
Area [1]
• Total	1.15 km^2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	125
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	1.6%
• White	92.0%
• Other	6.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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]

Klein-Hangklip on the eastern edge of False Bay as seen from Rooi-Els

References

1. "Main Place Rooi-Els". Census 2011.
2. Raper, P.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names.
3. "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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