Kurland (often referred to as Kurland Village) is a rural township in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Kurland
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Coordinates: 33°56′45″S 23°29′39″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Bitou
Area [1]
• Total	1.24 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,033
• Density	3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	31.2%
• Coloured	58.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	10.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	70.0%
• Xhosa	25.1%
• English	1.7%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Located in the Crags area on the edge of the Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve, 20 km from Plettenberg Bay, it is affected by high levels of unemployment[2] and domestic violence. Tourist attractions in the area include Birds of Eden, Tenikwa, Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary and Elephant Sanctuary along with guest houses and B&Bs. These places provide a vast number of job opportunities to the locals.[3] The Crags Primary School, built in 1981, is the only school in the village.

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