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Wolseley, South Africa
Place in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolseley is a small town in the upper Breede River Valley region of the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1,528 people.[1] It is located 90 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Cape Town, in the Land van Waveren valley between the Waterval Mountains to the west and the Witzenberg Mountains to the east.
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Wolseley
Woelslie in Afrikaans orthography | |
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Coordinates: 33°24′47″S 19°12′06″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Cape Winelands |
Municipality | Witzenberg |
Area | |
• Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,528 |
• Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 9.8% |
• Coloured | 22.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.7% |
• White | 62.6% |
• Other | 4.0% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 87.8% |
• Xhosa | 1.7% |
• English | 6.3% |
• Other | 4.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6830 |
PO box | 6830 |
Area code | 023 |
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