# Mossel Bay Municipality, Eden District, Western Cape Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/mossel-bay/ Local municipality · Eden District # Mossel Bay Mossel Bay is a local municipality of South Africa in Eden District, Western Cape Province. It had an estimated **103,139 people** in 2020 on 2,001 km² (about 52 per km²). 64 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 594 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 103,139people (2020) - 2,001km² - 594mapped services - 45 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Mossel Bay? Mossel Bay had an estimated **103,139 people** in 2020 — 15.3% of Eden District, 104th of 190 local municipalities. There are 999 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Eden District figure of 1,003). Spread over 2,001 km², that is about **52 people per km²**, 81st of 190 local municipalities. 22.0% of people are children under 15 and 11.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 34 years (it is 32 across Eden District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people. 0–4 ****7,401** 5–9 ****7,792** 10–14 ****7,461** 15–19 ****6,537** 20–24 ****6,638** 25–29 ****8,310** 30–34 ****9,245** 35–39 ****8,496** 40–44 ****7,640** 45–49 ****6,004** 50–54 ****5,332** 55–59 ****5,066** 60–64 ****5,170** 65–69 ****4,999** 70–74 ****3,466** 75–79 ****2,184** 80+ ****1,398** Source: [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf). ## Where is Mossel Bay? Mossel Bay lies in [Eden District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/), [Western Cape Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/), [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). It borders 3 other local municipalities: [George](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/george/), [Hessequa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/hessequa/) and [Oudtshoorn](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/oudtshoorn/). By area it is the 162nd largest of 213 local municipalities in South Africa. It covers 8.6% of [Eden District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/western-cape/eden/). The centre of Mossel Bay is about 1,106 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. It is about 50 km from George, the main town of Eden District. The centre point is at 34.0955° S, 21.9471° E. Local names: WC043 . Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf). ## Things to see in and around Mossel Bay OpenStreetMap lists 36 named sights in Mossel Bay: 14 attractions; 5 museums; 5 nature reserves; 3 viewpoints; 3 beachs; 2 zoos; 1 aquarium; 1 archaeological site; 1 gallery; 1 memorial. - ATKV-Hartenbos Museum · museum - Dias Museum · museum - Fransmanshoek Information Centre · museum - Maritime Museum · museum - Shell Museum · museum - Pinnacle Point · archaeological site - Attakwaskloof Forest Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Bon Game Reserve · nature reserve - Indalu Game Reserve · nature reserve - Kanon Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Nautilus Bay - Coastal Nature Reserve · nature reserve - 1st Beach · beach - Dana Bay · beach - Madiba Beach (former Santos Beach) · beach - Hang Krans Lookout · viewpoint - Lookout · viewpoint - Love Cross Viewpoint · viewpoint - Aquada de São Bras · attraction - Botlierskop Private Game Reserve day tours · attraction - Cross · attraction - De Bakke Water Trough · attraction - Gondwana Game Reserve · attraction - Graves · attraction - Historical Cemetery · attraction - Jakkalsvlei Wine Tasting · attraction - Mossel Bay Zipline (End section) · attraction - Oystercatcher Hiking Trail · attraction - Post Office Tree · attraction - Saint Blaize Cave · attraction - The Padrão · attraction …and 6 more. Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Mossel Bay - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg - CurrencyRand (ZAR) - Country calling code+27 - LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana - Plug typesType C, D · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - George Airport (GRJ) · George41 km ### Nearest railway station Bartlesfontein (Mossel Bay), about 8.3 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 14.4 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 9.9 hours, sunrise around 07:35, sunset around 17:29). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Mossel Bay Open gazetteers list **64 villages, towns and localities** in Mossel Bay. The largest with a recorded population: Mossel Bay (78,940), Groot-Brakrivier (18,008), Brandwag (1,761) and Friemersheim (1,479). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 359 m above sea level (median 45 m). - Bayview - Bergsig - Bland’s Drift - Boggoms Bay - Boggomsbaai - Bonnievale - Bothastrand - Brandwag - Da Nova - Danabaai - Diasstrand - Die Erwe - Die Heuwel - Dwarswegstrandoord - D’Almeida - Fignbosch Park - Fransmanshoek - Friemersheim - Glentana - Glentana Hills - Great Brak River - Greenhaven - Groot-Brakrivier - Hamardt Place - Hartenbos - Hartenbos Heuwels - Heiderand - Hemelraad - Herbertsdale - Hersham - Hoekbaai - Johnson’s Post - Jonkersberg - Kanon - Karmosyn - Klein-Brakrivier - Klein-Brakrivierstrand - Kleinberg - Kleinvlei - Kloofsig - Kwanonqaba - Kwanonqaba Ext. - Linkside - Little Brak River - Monte Christo - Mossel Bay - Mossel Bay Golf Estate - Munrohoek - Nautilus bay - New Sunnyside - Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Villiage - Outeniquastrand - Pinnacle Point Beach and Golf Resort - Reebok - Riverside - Ruiterbos - Ruitersbos - Sandhoogte - Springer Bay - Suiderkruis - Tergniet - The Island - Vleesbaai - Voorbaai Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Mossel Bay Named natural and historic features inside Mossel Bay, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 32 rivers and streams. - Baneke - Brandwagrivier - Die Poort - Dwarsrivier - Goliatsrivier - Gouritz - Groot-Brakrivier - Haelkraalrivier - Hartenbosrivier - Heuningbosrivier - Kammarivier - Karamansgat - Klein-Brakrivier - Koegarivier - Langfonteinrivier - Langtourivier - Leeukloof - Maalgaterivier - Melkbooms - Meulrivier - Moordkuilrivier - Palmietrivier - Palmietrivier - Perdebergrivier …and 8 more. ### Coast and islands 7 beaches; 4 headlands. - Bothastrand - Diasstrand - Die Punt - Glentana Beach - Kanon Point - Kanonstrand - Klein-Brakrivierstrand - Pansy Beach - Pinnacle Point - Santosstrand - Vleespunt ### Hills and mountains 17 mountains; 8 hills; 4 mountain passes; 1 peak. - Jonkersberg High Site · 1,433 m - Engelseberg · 1,432 m - Kleinberg · 1,053 m - Vreysberg · 1,036 m - Witberg · 1,029 m - Cloetesberg · 988 m - Spitskop · 970 m - Groot-Goliatsberg · 960 m - Bolleberg · 944 m - Klein-Goliatsberg · 893 m - Terblancheberg · 843 m - Perdekop · 818 m - Huisberg · 803 m - Perdeberg · 801 m - Robinson Pass · 801 m - Kouma · 747 m - Slangkop · 602 m - Gert se Berg · 600 m - Buffelsberg · 537 m - Moederskop · 400 m - Botterberg · 385 m - Cloetespas · 312 m - Hamelkop · 279 m - Bergkloof · 275 m …and 6 more. ### Forests and nature 1 forest reserve; 1 nature reserve. - Jukani Predator Park - Ruiterbos Bosreserwe ### Getting around 2 railway stations; 1 airport; 1 lighthouse. - Cape St. Blaize Lighthouse - Groot-Brakrivier - Klein-Brakrivier - Mossel Bay Airport Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Mossel Bay and the best time to visit Using the climate of Eden District, the warmest month is Feb (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 176 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 480 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (52 mm) and the driest May (31 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 34 Feb 22 35 Mar 21 49 Apr 19 40 May 18 31 Jun 15 38 Jul 15 38 Aug 15 52 Sep 16 35 Oct 18 43 Nov 19 51 Dec 21 34 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mossel Bay Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Eyethu Clinic · Mossel Bay 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.17126&mlon=22.11304#map=17/-34.17126/22.11304) Bank Standard Bank · Mossel Bay 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.12377&mlon=22.10994#map=17/-34.12377/22.10994) ATM Capitec Bank ATM · Mossel Bay 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.19212&mlon=22.04873#map=17/-34.19212/22.04873) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Petroport Mossel Bay · Mossel Bay 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.18018&mlon=22.02872#map=17/-34.18018/22.02872) Hotel Gondwana Game Reserve Hotel · Mossel Bay 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.08104&mlon=21.91133#map=17/-34.08104/21.91133) Mall Coins Park Hartenbos · Mossel Bay 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.13172&mlon=22.10600#map=17/-34.13172/22.10600) School Badisa Sonskynvallei Dagsorgsentrum · Mossel Bay 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.11588&mlon=22.08482#map=17/-34.11588/22.08482) College South Cape College Mossel Bay · Mossel Bay 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.18458&mlon=22.09736#map=17/-34.18458/22.09736) Police station Hertbertsdale Police Station · Mossel Bay 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.01857&mlon=21.76025#map=17/-34.01857/21.76025) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Mossel Bay Places mapped inside Mossel Bay in open map data, by type. - Hospitals8 - Banks20 - ATMs16 - Petrol pumps30 - Hotels127 - Shopping malls16 - Schools104 - Colleges and universities1 - Cinemas4 - Pharmacies30 - Restaurants226 - Police stations3 - Dental clinics9 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local municipalities in Eden District - Bitou - George - Hessequa - Kannaland - Knysna - Oudtshoorn ## Quick answers - Where is Mossel Bay?In Eden District, Western Cape Province, South Africa - What is the population of Mossel Bay?103,139 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Mossel Bay?About 34 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Mossel Bay?About 52 people per km² - What borders Mossel Bay?George, Hessequa and Oudtshoorn - What is there to see in Mossel Bay?1st Beach, ATKV-Hartenbos Museum, Aquada de São Bras, Attakwaskloof Forest Nature Reserve - What time zone is Mossel Bay in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Mossel Bay?Rand (ZAR) - What language is spoken in Mossel Bay?Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mossel Bay?64 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Mossel Bay?Settlements lie between 5 m and 359 m - What is the highest point in Mossel Bay?Jonkersberg High Site (1,433 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Mossel Bay?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Mossel Bay?Eyethu Clinic, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mossel Bay?Standard Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Mossel Bay?Capitec Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mossel Bay?TotalEnergies Petroport Mossel Bay, about 12 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Mossel Bay?8 mapped - How many banks are in Mossel Bay?20 mapped - How many ATMs are in Mossel Bay?16 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Mossel Bay?30 mapped - What is the P-code of Mossel Bay?ZA1043 (OCHA common operational dataset)