The Karoo is a semi desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its extent is also not precisely defined. The Karoo is partly defined by its topography, geology and climate, and above all, its low rainfall, arid air, cloudless skies, and extremes of heat and cold. The Karoo also hosted a well-preserved ecosystem hundreds of million years ago which is now represented by many fossils.
George Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 the population is 193,672. Its municipality code is WC044.
Mossel Bay Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 the population was 89,430.
Oudtshoorn Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2011 the population was 95,933.
Prince Albert Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
The following lists events that happened during 1834 in South Africa.
Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1870 and 1900–1914, truly established the settlement. With approximately 60,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the Little Karoo region. The town's economy is primarily reliant on the ostrich farming and tourism industries. Oudtshoorn is home to the world's largest ostrich population, with a number of specialised ostrich breeding farms, such as the Safari Show Farm and the Highgate Ostrich Show Farm.
The Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees is an Afrikaans language arts festival that takes place yearly in the South African town of Oudtshoorn. The festival includes both the visual and the performing arts and is officially recognized by the South African government as a national arts festival. Based on the number of visitors, it is also the largest South African arts festival.
The Garden Route District Municipality is a district municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC4.
Jopie van Oudtshoorn is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
De Rust is a small village at the gateway to the Klein Karoo, South Africa.
Port Elizabeth railway station is a railway station, located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
De Hoop is a town in Oudtshoorn Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Volmoed is a settlement in Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Prince Albert Road is a village located in Laingsburg Local Municipality, Western Cape.
Baron Pieter van Reedevan Oudtshoorn was a senior official and Governor designate of the Dutch Cape Colony. He was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1772 to succeed the deceased Governor Ryk Tulbagh but died at sea on his way to the Cape Colony to take up his post. The Western Cape town of Oudtshoorn is named after him. He is the progenitor of the van R(h)eede van Oudtshoorn family in South Africa.
The South African Infantry School is within the Army Base in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape. The Infantry School, now at Oudtshoorn, was established in November 1953, after a chequered career dating back to the South African Military School in Bloemfontein, established in 1912. It is the Infantry’s “centre of excellence” and offers a number of infantry-specific courses to regulars and Reservists.
1st Medium Regiment was an artillery regiment of the South African Army, after World War Two.
Anton Wilhelm Bredell is a South African politician for the Democratic Alliance. He is the current Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.
