Kalbaskraal

Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal

 Kalbaskraal shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 33°34′S 18°39′E / 33.567°S 18.650°ECoordinates: 33°34′S 18°39′E / 33.567°S 18.650°E
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Swartland
Government
  Councillor Elias Lewis
Area[1]
  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)[1]
  Black African 23.4%
  Coloured 65.4%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 9.5%
  Other 1.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 75.6%
  Xhosa 12.7%
  English 7.8%
  Sotho 1.7%
  Other 2.1%
Postal code (street) 7302
PO box 7302

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]

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