Krakeel River
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Krakeel River is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Krakeel River
Krakeelrivier | |
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  Krakeel River Location within Eastern Cape  Krakeel River Location within South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 33.814°S 23.732°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Kou-Kamma |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,931 |
| • Density | 1,820/km2 (4,720/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 13.2% |
| • Coloured | 78.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 6.7% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 89.5% |
| • Xhosa | 6.3% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 6430 |
Village in the Langkloof, east of Avontuur and some 200 km from Port Elizabeth. The name is taken from that of the river. The form Krakeelrivier is preferred for official purposes.[2]
