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Barrydale

Coordinates: 33°54′13″S 20°43′18″E / 33.903665°S 20.721697°E / -33.903665; 20.721697
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Barrydale
From top: Skyline of Barrydale, left: NG Church, right: View of Barrydale and the Tradouws Pass, left: Skyline, right: An old house in Barrydale
Barrydale is located in Western Cape
Barrydale
Barrydale
Barrydale is located in South Africa
Barrydale
Barrydale
Coordinates: 33°54′13″S 20°43′18″E / 33.903665°S 20.721697°E / -33.903665; 20.721697
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalitySwellendam
Area
 • Total25.77 km2 (9.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total4,156
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African3.6%
 • Coloured83.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White11.9%
 • Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans90.6%
 • English6.6%
 • Xhosa1.1%
 • Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6750
PO box
6750
Area code028

Barrydale is a village on the border of the Overberg and Klein Karoo regions of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. It was named after Joseph Barry, a merchant of the 19th century.[2] It is situated at the northern end of the Tradouws Pass which winds its way through the mountains to Swellendam.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Barrydale". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, P. E. (1989). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-947464-04-2 – via Internet Archive.