Wilderness
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.
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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.
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Overview
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. 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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Wilderness • Native Name — Wildernis • 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 Total Km2 — 36.97 • Population Total — 6164 • Population As Of — 2011 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Racial makeup (2011) • 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 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
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• Illustration — Aerial view of the Touw River & the N2 • Illustration — Wilderness Beach
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In media
Tuiskoms, a 2025 Netflix original drama series in Afrikaans is set and filmed in the town.
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- 1.Main Place Wilderness. Census 2011.
- 2.Wündsch, Michael. 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. 163. 51–66. April 2018. 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.02.002.
- 3.Simpi Motaung, Rolland (5 March 2025). Tuiskoms: Finding healing in humour Mail & Guardian. Retrieved on 24 August 2025
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