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Krakeelrivier

Eastern Capevillage

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Founded

1770

WeatherAvg high 70.7°F
Coordinates-33.82°, 23.73°

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City facts

Founded
1770

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Krakeel River is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-33.8151
Longitude
23.7326
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
70.7°F
Avg low
50.8°F
Annual precipitation
26.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,200
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    222
  • Cape White-eye
    Zosterops virens Sundevall, 1850 · Aves
    222
  • Knysna Turaco
    Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    197
  • African Black-headed Oriole
    Oriolus larvatus Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    183
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    183
  • Cape Batis
    Batis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    181
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    175
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    172

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.36
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,956

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
47
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

White Bloodlily
White Bloodlily
Haemanthus albiflos
Seen 2026-06-22
Burchell's Coucal
Burchell's Coucal
Centropus burchellii
Seen 2026-06-15
bend-me-not
bend-me-not
Smelophyllum capense
Seen 2026-05-30
Cockscomb Heath
Cockscomb Heath
Erica pectinifolia
Seen 2026-05-02
Pineleaf Ragwort
Pineleaf Ragwort
Senecio pinifolius
Seen 2026-05-02
Velvet Dollsrose
Velvet Dollsrose
Hermannia velutina
Seen 2026-05-02
Common Eastern Rushiris
Common Eastern Rushiris
Bobartia orientalis orientalis
Seen 2026-05-02
Bear Indigo
Bear Indigo
Indigofera denudata
Seen 2026-05-02
Wild Pomegranate
Wild Pomegranate
Burchellia bubalina
Seen 2026-05-01

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

Events

Gallery

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

Common Waxbill 2015 01 18 2316 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa0.3 miCommon Waxbill 2015 01 18 2104 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa0.3 miDisa aconitoides aconitoides 105505406 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa0.4 miLangkloof-001 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa1.6 miPelargonium grossularioides Vanberkel 8 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miPelargonium grossularioides Vanberkel 9 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miPelargonium grossularioides Vanberkel 7 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miPelargonium grossularioides Vanberkel 10 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miPelargonium grossularioides Vanberkel 11 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miISS019-E-17636 - View of Earth — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.1 miFreesia verrucosa 15722062 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.3 miDrimia anomala 54872031 — Krakeelrivier, South Africa2.3 miISS052-E-2632 - View of Earth — Krakeelrivier, South Africa4 mi

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

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API