Krakeel River

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

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Coordinates: 33.814°S 23.732°E / -33.814; 23.732
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Kou-Kamma
Area [1]
• Total	1.06 km^2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,931
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	13.2%
• Coloured	78.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	6.7%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• 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]

References

1. "Main Place Krakeel River". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 262.

http://www.koukammamunicipality.gov.za/