Touws River
Touwsrivier | |
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Coordinates: 33°20′16″S 20°02′01″E / 33.33778°S 20.03361°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Cape Winelands |
Municipality | Breede Valley |
Established | 1877 |
Area | |
• Total | 21.62 km2 (8.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,126 |
• Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 7.5% |
• Coloured | 84.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
• White | 6.6% |
• Other | 0.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 93.1% |
• English | 2.6% |
• Xhosa | 1.0% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6880 |
PO box | 6880 |
Area code | 023 |
Touws River (Afrikaans: Touwsrivier) is a small railway town of 8,126 people in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the river of the same name, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north-east of Cape Town. The Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project is located just outside of the town and supplies 50 MW to the national electrical grid.[2]