Boland, Western Cape

"Cape Winelands" redirects here. For the municipality, see Cape Winelands District Municipality. For the wine region, see Western Cape wine. For Biosphere Reserve, see Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve.

The Boland (Afrikaans for "top country" or "land above"[1]) is a region of the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town in the middle and upper courses of the Berg and Breede Rivers, around the mountains of the central Cape Fold Belt. It is sometimes also referred to as the Cape Winelands because it is the primary region for the making of Western Cape wine.

Although the Boland does not have defined boundaries, its core lies around the towns of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Worcester. It may be understood to extend as far as Malmesbury, Tulbagh, Swellendam and Somerset West. This is approximately the area included in the Cape Winelands District Municipality, which was formerly called the Boland District Municipality. To the southwest lies the Cape Town metropolitan area, to the northwest the Swartland and West Coast, to the northeast the Great Karoo, to the east the Little Karoo, and to the south the Overberg.

The "Boland" name is given to a number of sports teams from the region, including the Boland cricket team and the Boland Cavaliers rugby union team.

References

  1. Raper, P E (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Johannesburg: Lowry. p. 86. ISBN 0947042067.

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