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Wilderness, South Africa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wilderness |
| native_name | Wildernis |
| image_skyline | Wilderness WC.jpg |
| image_caption | The town of Wilderness from the Kaaiman's River Pass incline |
| 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 | George |
| subdivision_type4 | Main Place |
| established_title | Established |
| leader_title | Councillor |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 36.97 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 6164 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 12.0% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 47.2% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 0.6% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 38.5% |
| demographics1_title5 | Other |
| demographics1_info5 | 1.8% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | Afrikaans |
| demographics2_info1 | 68.5% |
| demographics2_title2 | English |
| demographics2_info2 | 23.7% |
| demographics2_title3 | Xhosa |
| demographics2_info3 | 4.9% |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 2.9% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) |
| postal_code | 6560 |
| postal2_code_type | PO box |
| postal2_code | 6560 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
Wilderness is a seaside town on the Garden Route of the southern Cape in South Africa. It is situated a short distance to the east from the city of George, on the N2 down the Kaaiman's River Pass.
The area around Wilderness has yielded significant palaeoclimatological data on the prehistoric climate of South Africa. Sediment core data from the nearby coastal lake Eilandvlei indicate higher aridity relative to the present day during the intervals spanning ~8,900-7,900 years BP and ~6,400-3,000 years BP, whereas the interval from 7,900 to 6,400 years BP was relatively moist and similar to the present day.
The town is also known for having been both the retirement and death place of P. W. Botha, who served as Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 to 1984 and as the first executive State President of South Africa from 1984 until his resignation in 1989.
Gallery
File:Aerial view of Wilderness & the N2 (19891560543).jpg|Aerial view of the Touw River & the N2 File:Wilderness Beach, sunny but very windy ... (52659149669).jpg|Wilderness Beach
In media
Tuiskoms, a 2025 Netflix original drama series in Afrikaans is set and filmed in the town.
References
References
- "Main Place Wilderness". Census 2011.
- (April 2018). "Holocene environmental change along the southern Cape coast of South Africa – Insights from the Eilandvlei sediment record spanning the last 8.9 kyr". Global and Planetary Change.
- Simpi Motaung, Rolland (5 March 2025). [https://mg.co.za/friday/2025-03-05-tuiskoms-finding-healing-in-humour/ Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour] ''Mail & Guardian''. Retrieved on 24 August 2025
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