De Rust

Quality 0.50 · 2 views · Updated 2 months ago

title: "De Rust" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["karoo", "populated-places-in-the-oudtshoorn-local-municipality"] topic_path: "general/karoo" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Rust" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

FieldValue
nameDe Rust
image_skylineDe Rust Dutch Reformed Church.JPG
image_captionDe Rust Dutch Reformed Church
pushpin_mapSouth Africa Western Cape#South Africa
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Western Cape
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Garden Route
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Oudtshoorn
subdivision_type4Main Place
established_titleEstablished
leader_titleCouncillor
area_footnotes
area_total_km217.63
population_footnotes
population_total3566
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info12.5%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info287.4%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.5%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info48.9%
demographics1_title5Other
demographics1_info50.8%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Afrikaans
demographics2_info193.6%
demographics2_title2English
demographics2_info24.1%
demographics2_title5Other
demographics2_info52.3%
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
postal_code_typePostal code (street)
postal_code6651
postal2_code_typePO box
postal2_code6650
area_code_typeArea code
area_code044
::

| name = De Rust | image_skyline = De Rust Dutch Reformed Church.JPG | image_caption = De Rust Dutch Reformed Church | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | coordinates = | 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 = Oudtshoorn | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 17.63 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3566 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 2.5% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 87.4% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.5% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 8.9% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.8% | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info1 = 93.6% | demographics2_title2 = English | demographics2_info2 = 4.1% | demographics2_title3 = | demographics2_info3 = | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 2.3% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code (street) | postal_code = 6651 | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = 6650 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 044 De Rust is a small village at the gateway to the Klein Karoo, South Africa. The name is Dutch and literally translates to "The Rest", referring to the town's original purpose of being a resting place for settlers en route through the challenging terrain of a nearby Swartberg gorge.

Location

De Rust is located at the foot of the Swartberg Mountain range between Oudtshoorn and Beaufort West.

De Rust is also known for the meandering Meiringspoort pass. Meiringspoort is a gateway that connects the Klein Karoo (little Karoo) and the (great) Karoo through a gorge with a 25 km road crossing the same river 25 times in the span of the 25 km. The annual Meiringspoort half marathon runs through the length of the pass and finishes in De Rust.

Climate

|width = auto |location = De Rust |metric first = yes |single line = yes

|Jan high C = 28.3 |Feb high C = 28.2 |Mar high C = 26.4 |Apr high C = 23.4 |May high C = 20.1 |Jun high C = 17.9 |Jul high C = 17.4 |Aug high C = 18.8 |Sep high C = 20.5 |Oct high C = 22.7 |Nov high C = 24.7 |Dec high C = 26.9

|Jan low C = 13.7 |Feb low C = 14.2 |Mar low C = 13.0 |Apr low C = 10.1 |May low C = 7.3 |Jun low C = 4.8 |Jul low C = 3.8 |Aug low C = 5.1 |Sep low C = 6.6 |Oct low C = 8.6 |Nov low C = 10.8 |Dec low C = 12.2

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 25 |Feb precipitation mm = 31 |Mar precipitation mm = 39 |Apr precipitation mm = 31 |May precipitation mm = 36 |Jun precipitation mm = 23 |Jul precipitation mm = 28 |Aug precipitation mm = 29 |Sep precipitation mm = 32 |Oct precipitation mm = 32 |Nov precipitation mm = 36 |Dec precipitation mm = 26

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web |url = https://en.climate-data.org/africa/south-africa/western-cape/de-rust-26933/ |title = Climate: De Rust - Climate-Data.org |access-date = 7 September 2020}}

Farming

This area is also well known for ostrich farming and most of the farmers in the area either farm exclusively with ostriches or as a sideline to their existing farming.

References

References

  1. "Main Place De Rust". Census 2011.
  2. [http://derustheritage.org.za/brief-history/story-de-rust/] "The Story of De Rust" - De Rust Heritage
  3. G. Ross: ''Romance of Cape Mountain Passes''. New Africa Books. 2004. {{ISBN. 0864866631, 9780864866639. p.89.
  4. [http://samountainpasses.co.za/Home/WesternCape/Passes/KAROO/Meiringspoort/tabid/231/Default.aspx Meiringspoort Pass]
  5. [http://meiringspoort21.com/ Meiringspoort 21.1km & 12.5km]

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

karoopopulated-places-in-the-oudtshoorn-local-municipality