Kraaifontein
Kraaifontein
!gaurukamma | |
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| Coordinates: 33°50′39″S 18°41′55″E / 33.84417°S 18.69861°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | 1869-Subdividing farms, 1876- Railway station, 1877-Town development |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.82 km2 (11.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 154,615 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 43.3% |
| • Coloured | 40.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 14.4% |
| • Other | 1.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 45.4% |
| • Xhosa | 33.4% |
| • English | 14.0% |
| • Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Other | 4.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7570 |
| PO box | 7569 |
| Area code | +27 (0)21 |
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.
The name is derived from the |Xam word !gauru, ‘crow, white crow’, and kamma, therefore its ǀXam name was !gaurukamma.