Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal is a settlement in the Swartland Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was established during 1898 when a railway crossing was erected between Malmesbury and Cape Town on the farm Spes Bona. Kalbaskraal is a small village with an unstructured, rural appearance and a population of about 2000 people.[2]
Kalbaskraal | |
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  Kalbaskraal  Kalbaskraal | |
| Coordinates: 33°34′S 18°39′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Swartland |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Elias Lewis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,411 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.4% |
| • Coloured | 65.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 9.5% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 75.6% |
| • Xhosa | 12.7% |
| • English | 7.8% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7302 |
| PO box | 7302 |
References
Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape | ||
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District seat: Moorreesburg | ||
| Matzikama | .svg.png.webp) West Coast District within South Africa | |
| Cederberg | ||
| Bergrivier | ||
| Saldanha Bay | ||
| Swartland | ||
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