Brackenfell
Town in the Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brackenfell is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated on the N1 about 30 km (17 mi) north-east of Cape Town and 35 km (22 mi) south-west of Paarl.
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Brackenfell | |
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Coordinates: 33°52′00″S 18°41′00″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Established | 1913 |
Area | |
• Total | 25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 44,842 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 9.8% |
• Coloured | 9.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
• White | 79.0% |
• Other | 1.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 71.1% |
• English | 20.8% |
• Xhosa | 3.4% |
• Other | 4.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7560, 7561, 7562 |
PO box | 7561 |
Area code | 021 |
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Regarded as the “gateway” to the Cape Winelands, the town marks the start of the Bottelary Hills Wine Route which follows the scenic Bottelary Road to Stellenbosch, about 22 kilometres (14 mi) to the south-east.[2][3]