George is a city in the Western Cape province of South Africa, on the Garden Route roughly halfway between Cape Town and Gqeberha, on a plateau between the Outeniqua Mountains and the Indian Ocean. Named after Britain's King George III and established in 1811, it serves as the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route District Municipality and had a population of 157,394 at a 2020 estimate.
Facts
Area (sq km) Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Sources
1. George, South Africa (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1811-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 157,394 (2011)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -33.9667, longitude 22.45
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 232 m
P2046 (area)
area 77.4 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 157394 (2011)
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