Port Beaufort

Port Beaufort
Barry Church, Port Beaufort
Port Beaufort  Port Beaufort shown within Western Cape
Coordinates:
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Eden
Municipality	Hessequa
Established	{{#property:P571}}
Area
• Total	2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	321
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	9.7%
• Coloured	2.2%
• White	87.2%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	72.3%
• English	26.0%
• Other	1.6%

Port Beaufort is a settlement in Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Seaside resort, formerly also a harbour, on the north bank of the Breede River estuary. The settlement was named after Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, the father of Lord Charles Somerset.