Great Brak River (town)

Great Brak River
Groot-Brakrivier
Great Brak River
Great Brak River
Coordinates: 34°02′33″S 22°13′53″E / 34.04250°S 22.23139°E / -34.04250; 22.23139
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityMossel Bay
Area
  Total
22.06 km2 (8.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
10,619
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African5.3%
  Coloured66.8%
  Indian/Asian0.5%
  White24.6%
  Other2.7%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans90.8%
  English5.4%
  Sotho1.1%
  Xhosa1.1%
  Other1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
6525
PO box
6525

Great Brak River (Afrikaans: Groot-Brakrivier) is a coastal village in the Mossel Bay Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is a historic village built around the lagoon of the Great Brak River, 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-northeast of the town of Mossel Bay.