Pacaltsdorp

Pacaltsdorp
Church in Pacaltsdorp
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Coordinates: 34°1′S 22°27′E / 34.017°S 22.450°E / -34.017; 22.450
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	George
Area [1]
• Total	10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	16,400
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	4.7%
• Coloured	93.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	0.7%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	92.2%
• English	4.4%
• Xhosa	1.7%
• Other	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6529
PO box	6534
Area code	044

Pacaltsdorp is a suburb of George, Western Cape. In the Apartheid era, it was the coloured township associated with George but administrated independently. The N2 highway provided the natural boundary between the two, enforced by a curfew.

The mission station Hoogekraal was named Pacaltsdorp after the death of the German-speaking missionary of Czech origin, the Reverend Charles Pacalt in 1818. He was invited by Kaptein Dikkop, leader of a Khoikhoi tribe living in the area. He built up a congregation of about 300 Khoekhoen, slaves and free labourers.