This article is about the region in South Africa. For other meanings, see Overberg (disambiguation)

Typical summer (dry season) Overberg landscape with the Babilonstoring Mountains beyond between Caledon and Bot River

Overberg in the early spring with canola fields in the foreground and Riviersonderend Mountains in the background

The Overberg is a region in South Africa to the east of Cape Town beyond the Hottentots-Holland mountains. The Kleinrivier Mountains are a Mountain range in the Cape Fold Belt of the Western Cape province of South Africa. Caledon is a town in the Western Province in South Africa. It is primarily an Agricultural region The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Hottentots Holland mountain range is part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa. It lies along the Cape Province's south coast between the Cape Peninsula and the region known as the Garden Route in the east. The Cape of Good Hope Province (commonly referred to simply as the Cape Province) was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of The Cape Peninsula is a generally rocky Peninsula that juts out for 75 km (47 mi into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the The Garden Route is a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa. The boundaries of the Overberg are the Hottentots-Holland mountains in the West; the Riviersonderend Mountains, part of the Cape Fold Belt, in the North; the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in the South and the Breede River in the East. The Hottentots Holland mountain range is part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa. The Cape Fold Belt is the folded sedimentary sequence of rocks in the southwestern corner of South Africa. The Breede River is a river in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

The area has always been considered as the breadbasket of the Cape and is largely given to grain farming — mainly wheat. The wheat fields are a major breeding ground for South Africa's national bird, the Blue Crane. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradisea) also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa. Another important food farmed in the Overberg is fruit with the Elgin Valley being the second largest supplier of fruit in South Africa. Elgin, situated in the Overberg region of South Africa, is an apple-growing area near Grabouw and is about 70 km south-east of Cape Town The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Nestled in the Overberg, one can find the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve (recognised and registered with UNESCO) populated with a large diversity of flowering plants not found anywhere else in the fynbos biome. The Kogelberg is a range of mountains along the False Bay coast in the Western Cape of South Africa. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Fynbos (ˈfəinbɒs or anglicised as /ˈfeɪnbɒs/ meaning "fine bush" in Afrikaans) is the natural Shrubland or heathland vegetation occurring A biome is a climatically and geographically defined area of ecologically similar climatic conditions such as communities of Plants Animals and

The major towns are Hermanus, Caledon and Swellendam and the region includes Cape Agulhas, the southermost point of Africa. Hermanus (originally called Hermanuspietersfontein is a town (population 48346 on the southern coast of South Africa and is famous as a place from which to watch Caledon is a town in the Western Province in South Africa. It is primarily an Agricultural region Swellendam is a small town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Cape Agulhas ( Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas, "Cape of Needles" is the geographic southern tip of the African Continent The landscape is dominated by gently to moderately undulating hills enclosed by mountains and the ocean.

The name, derived from Over 't Berg, means "over the (Hottentots-Holland) mountain" and is a reference to the region's location relative to Cape Town. The Hottentots Holland mountain range is part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the ^[1]

Overberg gallery

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See also

Overberg District Municipality, shown in blue, encompasses the southern Western Cape Province

• Struisbaai, Western Cape
• Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape
• Overberg Test Range (rocket launch site)

External links

Maps

• Google Earth view of the Overberg Region
• Maps of Overberg Region, Towns and Trails
• Map of Overberg region

Portals

• Overberg South Africa
• Electronic Gateway to the Overberg
• Overberg Business Directory
• Comprehensive Overberg information