Brackenfell

Brackenfell
Brackenfell Central Business District with its main road, Old Paarl Road
Brackenfell Central Business District with its main road, Old Paarl Road
Brackenfell is located in Western Cape
Brackenfell
Brackenfell
Brackenfell is located in South Africa
Brackenfell
Brackenfell
Brackenfell is located in Africa
Brackenfell
Brackenfell
Coordinates: 33°52′00″S 18°41′00″E / 33.86667°S 18.68333°E / -33.86667; 18.68333
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Established1913
Area
 • Total25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total44,842
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African9.8%
 • Coloured9.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White79.0%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans71.1%
 • English20.8%
 • Xhosa3.4%
 • Other4.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7560, 7561, 7562
PO box
7561
Area code021

Brackenfell is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated on the N1 about 30 km (17 mi) north-east of Cape Town and 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Paarl.

Regarded as the “gateway” to the Cape Winelands, the town marks the start of the Bottelary Hills Wine Route which follows the scenic Bottelary Road to Stellenbosch, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) to the south-east.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Brackenfell". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Destination Wine Farm Stellenbosch". Hazendal Wine Estate. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Flyer Map February 2023 wineroute.co.za