Elim, Western Cape

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Elim

| image_skyline = Elim.jpg

| image_caption = Street in Elim

| pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|34|35|30|S|19|45|30|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Western Cape

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Overberg

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Cape Agulhas

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes ={{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/173004 |title = Main Place Elim |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 28.33

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 1412

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Coloured

| demographics1_info1 = 91.6%

| demographics1_title2 = Black African

| demographics1_info2 = 7.4%

| demographics1_title3 = White

| demographics1_info3 = 1.0%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info1 = 94.1%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 3.6%

| demographics2_title3 =

| demographics2_info3 =

| demographics2_title4 =

| demographics2_info4 =

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 2.3%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 7284

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 7284

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Elim is a village on the Agulhas Plain in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was established in August 1824 by German missionaries as a Moravian mission station.{{Cite web |last=MoravChurch |date=2019-11-21 |title=Elim Moravian Church - Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa |url=https://www.moravianchurch.co.za/elim-moravian-church/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Moravian Church |language=en-ZA}} When selecting the location, the missionaries placed a high priority on the proximity of water and on terrain that was suitable for planting vines so that wine for communion could be produced. As well as preaching the Gospel, the missionaries taught the villagers a variety of trades and skills. Elim's thatchers continue to be renowned for their craftsmanship.

The village is picturesque and has changed little over the years. It is filled with whitewashed cottages, fruit trees and fynbos. All the roads in the village lead to the thatch-roofed church. The community, still mainly Moravian, consists of farmers, farm workers and artisans.

Elim is becoming known for the export of fynbos, and as an emerging area in the production of wine.Atkin, Tim, The Observer (22 February 2009). [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/22/different-wines New horizons]