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Rawsonville | |
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 Aerial view of Rawsonville and the Smalblaar River, looking towards Du Toitskloof Pass to the west | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Labor Omnia Vincit (Latin: Work Conquers All) | |
  Rawsonville  Rawsonville | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′4.9″S 19°18′54″E / 33.684694°S 19.31500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Municipality | Breede Valley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward 20 |
| • Councillor | Aron Pietersen[1] (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,099 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 8.5% |
| • Coloured | 66.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 23.9% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.2% |
| • Xhosa | 1.7% |
| • English | 1.5% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6845 |
| PO box | 6845 |
| Area code | 023 |
| Website | breedekloof |
Rawsonville is a small wine growing and farming community in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town forms part of the Breede Valley Local Municipality, and is located in a scenic portion of the valley on the eastern flanks of the Du Toitskloof Mountains.
The town is part of the Breedekloof Wine Route and hosts the annual Breedekloof extreme sports festival. The economy remains heavily reliant on serving the agricultural community, however tourism in the form of weekend retreats are becoming more important to the town's income. Rawsonville is 90 kilometres (56 miles) to the east of Cape Town and 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) to the west of the large town of Worcester.
- ^ Breede Valley - Ward 20
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Rawsonville". Census 2011.