Grabouw (South Africa)
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Name (Latin)
Grabouw (South Africa)
Coordinates
19.01666667 19.01666667 -34.15 -34.15 (gooearth )
E0190100 E0190100 S0340900 S0340900 (geonames )
Associated country
South Africa
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Five towns solutions, 1995:t.p. (Grabouw)
- Nat. Geog. atlas of the world, 6th ed., c1990(Grabouw)
Wikipedia description:
Grabouw ( khrub-OH, Afrikaans: [χraˈbœu]) is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway. The town is the commercial centre for the vast Elgin Valley, the largest single export fruit-producing area in Southern Africa, which extends between the Hottentots-Holland, Kogelberg, Groenland, and Houwhoek Mountains. The town's population has grown rapidly, with 44 593 people in 2019 from 21 593 as listed by the 2001 census.
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