Kalbaskraal is a settlement in the Swartland Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was established in 1898 at the site of a railway junction for the narrow gauge railway to Hopefield and eventually Saldanha.[2]
Kalbaskraal | |
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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 |
Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape | ||
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District seat: Moorreesburg | ||
Matzikama |
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Cederberg |
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Bergrivier |
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Saldanha Bay |
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Swartland |
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