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Kraaifontein

Western Capetown

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Total population

60,000

Coordinates-33.85°, 18.72°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-33.8478
Longitude
18.7161
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,030

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,549
Avg daily Wikipedia views
52
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

East African Harrier-Hawk
East African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus typus
Seen 2026-06-01
Southern Red-winged Starling
Southern Red-winged Starling
Onychognathus morio morio
Seen 2026-06-01
Citrus Swallowtail
Citrus Swallowtail
Papilio demodocus demodocus
Seen 2026-05-31
Common Striped Hawkmoth
Common Striped Hawkmoth
Hippotion eson
Seen 2026-05-31
real yellowwood
real yellowwood
Podocarpus latifolius
Seen 2026-05-30
common lantana
common lantana
Lantana camara
Seen 2026-05-29
Garden Acraea
Garden Acraea
Acraea horta
Seen 2026-05-29
Red-headed Cockroach
Red-headed Cockroach
Deropeltis erythrocephala
Seen 2026-05-28
Cobra Lily
Cobra Lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Seen 2026-05-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kraaifontein, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

MPsch0.6 miEben0.7 mi2013-02-16 16-16-05 South Africa - Cape Town Kraaifontein 5h1.4 miPhumlani Mhobo1.7 miFlavoparmelia soredians 160187092.1 miNo 1 engine stop - panoramio3.3 miStellenberg13.3 miBrackenfell, Cape Town3.3 miISS025-E-7929 - View of South Africa3.4 miISS067-E-35753 - View of Earth3.4 miHaworthia limifolia var gigantea detail - WPongola3.5 miRomulea flava 2188351583.5 miWoolworths Stores at Groot Phesantekraal View Shopping Center, in Durbanville, Cape Town3.6 miFuture Telkom Store at Groot Phesantekraal View Shopping Center, in Durbanville, Cape Town3.6 miWoolworths Edit Store at Groot Phesantekraal View Shopping Center, in Durbanville, Cape Town3.6 miPheasant Art Installation at Groot Phesantekraal View Shopping Center, in Durbanville, Cape Town3.6 miParking Lot at Groot Phesantekraal View Shopping Center, in Durbanville, Cape Town3.6 mi2007-09-07 Hazendal Wine Estate3.7 miHazendal, Western Cape, 2013, II3.7 miHazendal, Western Cape, 2013, I3.7 miStellenberg3.7 miISS050-E-35061 - View of Earth3.7 miISS022-E-16631 - View of Earth3.7 miISS025-E-7930 - View of South Africa3.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API