Bonnievale, South Africa

Coordinates: 33°55′39″S 20°6′2″E / 33.92750°S 20.10056°E

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Coordinates: 33°55′39″S 20°6′2″E / 33.92750°S 20.10056°E / -33.92750; 20.10056
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Langeberg
Area ^[1]
• Total	27.07 km² (10.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	9,092
• Density	340/km² (870/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[1]
• Black African	11.1%
• Coloured	75.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	10.7%
• Other	2.7%
First languages (2011) ^[1]
• Afrikaans	89.7%
• Xhosa	6.0%
• English	1.7%
• Sotho	1.3%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6730
PO box	6730
Area code	023

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

The town is 64 km southeast of Worcester, in the Breede River Valley. It was founded in 1922, and was named after the railway siding called Vale at its opening in 1902 and Bonnie Vale in 1917. Municipal status was gained in April 1953.^[2] Bonnievale is surrounded by the Langeberge and Riversonderend Mountains. Situated on the Cape Wine Route, the area caters to tourists^[3] with locally made cheese and wine, along with private game reserves and extensive hiking trails.^[4]

Gallery

Old station building, 1922–2012
NG Church, built c. 1922
DJ le Roux Museum
Weltevrede vineyards

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Bonnievale". Census 2011.
^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 89.
^ "Bonnievale Travel Information".
^ "Home". info-bonnievale.co.za.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Stellenbosch
Witzenberg	Ceres Dwarsrivier Op-die-Berg Prince Alfred Hamlet Tulbagh Wolseley	Cape Winelands District within South Africa
Drakenstein	Gouda Hermon Mbekweni Paarl Saron Simondium Wellington
Stellenbosch	De Hollandsche Molen Franschhoek Jamestown Kayamandi Klapmuts Kylemore Languedoc Pniel Robertsvlei Rozendal Stellenbosch Wemmershoek
Breede Valley	De Doorns Rawsonville Touws River Worcester
Langeberg	Ashton Bonnievale McGregor Montagu Robertson

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