Coordinates: 33°34′S 18°39′E / 33.567°S 18.650°E / -33.567; 18.650

Kalbaskraal

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Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal is located in Western Cape
Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal is located in South Africa
Kalbaskraal
Kalbaskraal
Coordinates: 33°34′S 18°39′E / 33.567°S 18.650°E / -33.567; 18.650
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySwartland
Government
 • CouncillorElias Lewis
Area
 • Total1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,411
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African23.4%
 • Coloured65.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White9.5%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans75.6%
 • Xhosa12.7%
 • English7.8%
 • Sotho1.7%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
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 in 1898 at the site of a railway junction for the narrow gauge railway to Hopefield and eventually Saldanha.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Kalbaskraal". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Malmesbury History Swartland West Western Cape Winelands South Africa". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013.