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Mossel Bay (Afrikaans Mosselbaai) is a small harbour town of about 130,000 people
on the Southern Cape (or Garden Route) of South Africa. It is an important tourism
and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east
of the country's seat of parliament, Cape Town (which is also the capital city of
the Western Cape Province), and 400 km west of Port Elizabeth, the largest city in
the Eastern Cape Province.
The older parts of the town occupy the north-
The warm waters of the Indian Ocean to the south, and the protective barrier of the Outeniqua Mountains to the north, act together to create almost idyllic weather patterns that, combined with kilometre after kilometre of sandy beaches, have given Mossel Bay the reputation for having the finest weather in South Africa. The town is, therefore, indisputably one of South Africa's favourite beach holiday destinations, not least because its weather is conducive to enjoying the beach throughout the year.
Tourism remains one of the most important drivers of Mossel Bay's economy.
The town's economy relied heavily on farming, fishing and its commercial harbour
(the smallest in the Transnet Port Authority's stable of South African commercial
harbours), until the 1969 discovery of natural offshore gas fields led to the development
of the gas-
Because of its solid growth rates, attractive property prices, low crime rate, first-
For more Information:
The Manager, Mossel Bay Tourism
Telephone +27(0)44 691 2202
Fax +27(0)44 690 3077
URL www.visitmosselbay.co.za
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