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Kraaifontein is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa and is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.

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Vinony's link graph records 646 inbound references to Kraaifontein, and connects out to Bo-Kaap, City of Cape Town and Bellville.

The entry is geolocated on the map in ZA, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in the City of Cape Town.

Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kraaifontein
Settlement.other_name
!gaurukamma
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
South Africa
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Western Cape
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
City of Cape Town
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Main Place
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
1869-Subdividing farms, 1876- Railway station, 1877-Town development
Settlement.leader_title
Councillor
Settlement.area_total_km2
30.82
Settlement.population_total
154615
Settlement.population_as_of
2011

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Area
30.82
Elevation
102
Image
Eikendal, Kraaifontein.jpg
Dialing code
021
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postal code
7569
Commons category
Kraaifontein
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Beginnings
  • Today
  • Geography
  • Suburban Areas
  • Transport
  • Rail
  • Road
  • Coat of arms
  • Notable residents
  • References

Kraaifontein is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa and is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.

The name originated from the large number of crows (Kraai in Afrikaans) that nest in the region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kraaifontein” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

On the map

2 mapped locations

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