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Klipheuwel

Coordinates: 33°43′26″S 18°42′25″E / 33.724°S 18.707°E / -33.724; 18.707
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Klipheuwel
Klipheuwel is located in Western Cape
Klipheuwel
Klipheuwel
Klipheuwel is located in South Africa
Klipheuwel
Klipheuwel
Coordinates: 33°43′26″S 18°42′25″E / 33.724°S 18.707°E / -33.724; 18.707
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Area
 • Total
2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
2,294
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African54.1%
 • Coloured38.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White6.8%
 • Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans43.2%
 • Xhosa34.0%
 • Sotho14.2%
 • English6.5%
 • Other2.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7550

Klipheuwel is a village of about 2,300 people[1] situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Durbanville, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 1920s it was the site of a shortwave transmitter constructed by the Marconi Company as part of the Imperial Wireless Chain.[2] It remains today the site of the transmitter for the Cape Talk AM radio station.

Roads

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Klipheuwel is located between the R302 and R304 regional routes. The R302 (Malmesbury Road) connects to Durbanville in the south-west and Malmesbury in the north, whilst the R304 (Philadelphia Road) connects to Philadelphia and Atlantis in the north-west and Stellenbosch in the south-east. The R304 also provides Klipheuwel access to the N1 (to the south) and N7 freeways (to the west).

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Main Place Klipheuwel". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Beam Wireless - The Original Stations Shortwave Central, published 2010-11-30, accessed 2011,03-06