Humansdorp is a small town and surrounding district in the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
, with a population of around 29,000 during the
census of 2011. It is part of the
Kouga Local Municipality of the
Sarah Baartman District.
The town is the centre of the district's light industry and farming. Humansdorp was founded in 1849, and was named after Johannes Jurie Human and Matthys Gerhardus Human, who were joint founders of the
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family and ...
congregation there.
The town's residential streets are lined with trees that were planted before the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
by then-mayor Ambrose Saffery.
The
Apple Express passes through Humansdorp.
Notable residents
* Heinrich Schörbeck (alias
Hendrik Spoorbek/Skoorbek), seer and magician
*
Cornelia Bürki
Cornelia Bürki (born 3 October 1953) is a South African-born retired long-distance runner who represented Switzerland in three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1980, with her best result being fifth in the 1984 3000 metres final. She is ...
, Olympic athlete
*
Sergeal Petersen, rugby union player
*
Ricardo Groenewald, musician
*
Manie Libbok
Immanuel Libbok (born 15 July 1997) is a South African International rugby union player for the Springboks and in United Rugby Championship in the Currie Cup. He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, fly-half, winger or centre.
Rug ...
, rugby union player
References
External links
Kouga Municipality
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Populated places in the Kouga Local Municipality
1849 establishments in the Cape Colony