| Kleinmond | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -34.34°N 19.02°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Overberg |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Overstrand |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Grant Cohen[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.13 |
| Population Total: | 6634 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 34.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 27.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 36.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.9% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 60.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 25.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | English |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 7.6% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7195 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7195 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 028 |
| Website: | www.kleinmondtourism.co.za |
Kleinmond is a small coastal town in the Overberg region of the Western Cape province, South Africa. It is situated inside a UNESCO-declared biosphere about 90 km east of Cape Town between Betty's Bay and Hermanus. The town's name, meaning "small mouth" in Afrikaans, refers to its location at the mouth of the Bot River lagoon. Stone axe heads found in the area indicate that people already lived in the vicinity of nearby Hangklip 20,000 years ago. Information about the area has existed in writing since the seventeenth century.[3]
Tourism plays a large role in the town's economy due to its popularity with holiday makers from across the Western Cape and Cape Town in particular.
From June to November, southern right whales can be seen from the coastline, where they come to mate and calf.[4]
A herd of wild horses is known to roam free in the marshlands at the Bot River lagoon area,[5] next to Rooisands Nature Reserve. They are believed to be South Africa's only herd of wild horses in a wetland habitat. The Kogelberg Nature Reserve borders the town. Kleinmond's beach is a Blue Flag beach and is popular with South African holiday makers.[6]