Klawer is a town in the Matzikama Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated on the right bank of the Olifants River, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Vredendal and 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Cape Town. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 6,234 people in 1,680 households.[1] The name Klawer comes from the Afrikaans word for a type of wild clover which grows here after the rains.[2]
Klawer | |
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 Klawer railway station | |
  Klawer  Klawer | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′S 18°37′E / 31.783°S 18.617°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Matzikama |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,234 |
| • Density | 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.4% |
| • Coloured | 75.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 13.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 89.2% |
| • Xhosa | 4.6% |
| • Sign language | 3.1% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8145 |
| PO box | 8145 |
| Area code | 027 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Main Place Klawer". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 251.