Kylemore, Western Cape

The picturesque little village of Kylemore is nestled in the most beautiful part of the Cape Winelands. As you move down the Helshoogte pass, from Stellenbosch en route to Franschhoek, you will find Kylemore, a small devout Christian town. Although a well-established community, with a remarkable level of generic skills and individual talent, its economy is still on the rise.

Kylemore
The town seen from the Groot Drakenstein mountains
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Coordinates: 33°55′S 18°57′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Stellenbosch
Area [1]
• Total	0.94 km^2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	4,328
• Density	4,600/km^2 (12,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	4.9%
• Coloured	91.7%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	2.2%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	94.6%
• English	2.7%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7600
PO box	7608

With a population of 4000+ people, the community is largely dependent on employment in the bigger towns, predominantly Stellenbosch, Paarl, and greater Cape Town, and the adjacent farms provide seasonal jobs to farm labourers and students during the harvest season.

This town has a vast array of talent and rugby is its idolised sport. After producing two Springboks in Ivan Jacobs and World Champion, Herschel Jantjies, this small settlement's local rugby club's numbers rose with more than 100%. The Kylemore Rugby Football Club's number of new signings skyrocketed at the start of the 2020 season, with both the senior and junior structures being overloaded with the new faces at the club. Kylemore's youngsters excel at provincial level as well. Apart from rugby, high school graduates often find themselves graduating as medical doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants and other top professions, which is a testament to the town's character.

The natural beauty of Kylemore lies in its mountains and rivers. We are literally surrounded by them! This is inspiring so many daily walks into our mountainous area, surrounded by the glorious vineyards of the Cape Winelands. Truly a gem of a town.

This beautiful settlement's inhabitants believe that they are protected by its majestic mountain range, which keeps its inhabitants safe. Many incomers decided to call Kylemore home – sadly the proud history of this town will not live within them. Kylemore's people are givers and carers. They live for each other through the good times and the bad. Kylemore lives in the spirit of ubuntu, you are because I am.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Kylemore". Census 2011.
2. "Kylemore Information".