Jonkersberg Explained

Jonkersberg
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-33.9356°N 22.2297°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Garden Route
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mossel Bay
Established Title:First Settled
Established Date:1916
Population Total:114

Jonkersberg is a small village and forestry station in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The village was established around 1916 when European woodcutters from Knysna were resettled in Jonkersberg, as well as Franschhoek.[1] [2]

Jonkersberg lies at the foothills of the Outeniqua Mountains. [3]

In the 2011 South African census the village's population was 114 people living in 24 households.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Labour in the Knysna forests under Apartheid . 2024-06-26 . Knysna Museums.
  2. Web site: Forestry and Water Conservation in South Africa . 2024-06-26 . Australian National University . en.
  3. Web site: Trees. . 2024-06-26 . Fairview Homestead . en.
  4. Web site: Firth . Adrian . 2011 . Jonkersberg State Forest . 2024-06-26.