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Many Western Cape towns are named after leading members of the British colonial administration, and this town follows suit in honour of Sir Charles Darling, Lieutenant Governor of the Cape Colony in 1853.

The Darling area, just inland of the West Coast road, is famous for its splendid burst of spring flowers, with gorgeous displays of over 1,000 species during the wild flower festival at the end of September.

The fertile land supports dairy herds, wheat, lupins, wine and wool. Local enterprises include textile, clothing and basket factories. South Africa's most renowned drag artist and satirist, Peter-Dirk Uys (a.k.a. Evita Bezuidenhout) resides in Darling, where Evita puts on hilarious shows in her own theatre.

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