Klipheuwel | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.724°N 18.707°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.19 |
Population Total: | 2294 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 54.1% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 38.6% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 6.8% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 43.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 34.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 14.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | English |
Demographics2 Info4: | 6.5% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.1% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 7550 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Klipheuwel is a village of about 2,300 people situated north of Durbanville, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 1920s it was the site of a shortwave transmitter constructed by the Marconi Company as part of the Imperial Wireless Chain.[2] It remains today the site of the transmitter for the Cape Talk AM radio station.
Klipheuwel is located between the R302 and R304 regional routes. The R302 (Malmesbury Road) connects to Durbanville in the south-west and Malmesbury in the north, whilst the R304 (Philadelphia Road) connects to Philadelphia and Atlantis in the north-west and Stellenbosch in the south-east. The R304 also provides Klipheuwel access to the N1 (to the south) and N7 freeways (to the west).