Rooi-Els, South Africa

Rooiels (Afrikaans equivalent of red alder) is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The name is often written as Rooi-Els, but the name of the township was registered as Rooiels (one word). 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]

Rooiels
Rooiels
Rooiels is located in Western Cape
Rooiels
Rooiels
Rooiels is located in South Africa
Rooiels
Rooiels
Coordinates: 34°18′05″S 18°48′59″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalityOverstrand
Area
  Total1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total125
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African1.6%
  White92.0%
  Other6.4%
First languages (2011)
  English48.8%
  Afrikaans47.2%
  Other4.0%
Time zoneUTC+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]

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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