Gouna, South Africa
Place in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gouna is a village in the Western Cape in South Africa. The village lies about 6 km north of Knysna, 11 km east of Rheenendal and about 12 km northwest of Bracken Hill. Located in the Knysna forests, the village lies on a hill that forms part of the Outeniqua Mountains.
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Gouna | |
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Coordinates: 33°58′09″S 23°03′11″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Knysna |
First settled by Europeans | 1881 |
Population | |
• Total | 629 |
Racial Makeup (2011) | |
• White | 56.3% |
• Coloured | 28.8% |
• Black African | 12.6% |
• Others | 2.4% |
First Languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 49.6% |
• English | 34.5% |
• Xhosa | 10.3% |
• Others | 5.6% |
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Near the village, lies the Gouna Pass, which is formed by Kom se Pad through the Outeniqua Mountains. [1]
In the 2011 South African census the village and sïurrounding area had a population of 629 people living in 229 households.[2]