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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.

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

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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.

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