Identity area
Type of entity
Governmental body
Authorized form of name
Town Clerk, Municipality Gansbaai
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- 3/GBI
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Contact area
Description area
Dates of existence
1924 - 2000
History
Gansbaai was founded in 1881 after fisherman Johannes Cornelis Wessels walked there across the dunes from Stanford and discovered excellent fishing in the area. He settled there, and soon after, other families followed suit. The settlers called it “Gansgat” after the colony of Egyptian geese that gathered at the freshwater fountain in the present-day Gansbaai Harbour. It was later altered to the more respectable Gansbaai.
The Local Board of Gansbaai was proclaimed on 1 February 1932 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1371, 5 February 1932, Proclamation No 18 of 1 February 1932).
The Village Management Board of Gansbaai was established on 16 November 1935 in terms of Proclamation No 173 under the provisions of section 2(a) of Ordinance No 11 of 1921 and section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10 of 1921 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1604, 29 November 1935).
In terms of section 8 of the Municipal Ordinance, 1951 (Ordinance No 19 of 1951), the Village Management Board became the Municipality of Gansbaai on 1 April 1962 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 3109, 24 November 1961, Proclamation No 229 of 16 November 1961).
On 5 December 2000, the municipalities of Gansbaai, Stanford, Greater Hermanus and Hangklip/Kleimond amalgamated to become the Overstrand Municipality.
The Local Board of Gansbaai was proclaimed on 1 February 1932 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1371, 5 February 1932, Proclamation No 18 of 1 February 1932).
The Village Management Board of Gansbaai was established on 16 November 1935 in terms of Proclamation No 173 under the provisions of section 2(a) of Ordinance No 11 of 1921 and section 4(a) of Ordinance No 10 of 1921 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1604, 29 November 1935).
In terms of section 8 of the Municipal Ordinance, 1951 (Ordinance No 19 of 1951), the Village Management Board became the Municipality of Gansbaai on 1 April 1962 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 3109, 24 November 1961, Proclamation No 229 of 16 November 1961).
On 5 December 2000, the municipalities of Gansbaai, Stanford, Greater Hermanus and Hangklip/Kleimond amalgamated to become the Overstrand Municipality.
Places
Western Cape Province
Overberg
Gansbaai
Overberg
Gansbaai
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
3/GBI
Institution identifier
KAB
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
20 August 2026 (creation Maxwell Mxunyelwa)
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette, No 1371, 5 February 1932, Proclamation No 18 of 1 February 1932.
Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette
Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette