Klawer

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Klawer
Klawer railway station
Klawer
 Klawer shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 31°47′S 18°37′E / 31.783°S 18.617°E / -31.783; 18.617Coordinates: 31°47′S 18°37′E / 31.783°S 18.617°E / -31.783; 18.617
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Matzikama
Area[1]
  Total 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 6,234
  Density 970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 9.4%
  Coloured 75.3%
  Indian/Asian 1.0%
  White 13.6%
  Other 0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 89.2%
  Xhosa 4.6%
  Sign language 3.1%
  English 1.3%
  Other 1.8%
Postal code (street) 8145
PO box 8145
Area code 027

Klawer is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Town 24km west-south-west of Vanrhynsdorp and 283km north of Cape Town. From the Afrikaans word for a type of wild clover which grows there after the rains.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Klawer". Census 2011. 
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 251. 
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