Brenton-on-Sea is a settlement and
seaside resort
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town 15km west of
Knysna
Knysna (; ) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route. It is situated 60 kilometres east of the c ...
in
Garden Route District Municipality
The Garden Route District Municipality (; ), formerly known as the Eden District Municipality, is a district municipality located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its municipality code is DC4.
Geography
The Garden Route District Muni ...
in the
Western Cape
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province of
South Africa
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.
Named after
Sir Jahleel Brenton, who declared Knysna a harbour in 1818, the area is home to the endangered
Brenton blue butterfly.
It is part of the Garden Route and a popular spot for seaside vacations and holidays.
The endangered Brenton Blue butterfly is responsible for large sects of land in the Brenton area remaining undeveloped. The last breeding colonies of the tiny endemic butterfly are found here and in 2003, the land was proclaimed a Special Nature Reserve to try to save the species.
''More info''
at afristay.com, accessed on Sep 6, 2018
References
{{Garden Route District Municipality
Populated places in the Knysna Local Municipality