Klipheuwel is a village of about 2,300 people[1] situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Durbanville, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 1920s it was the site of a shortwave transmitter constructed by the Marconi Company as part of the Imperial Wireless Chain.[2] It remains today the site of the transmitter for the Cape Talk AM radio station.
Klipheuwel | |
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  Klipheuwel  Klipheuwel | |
| Coordinates: 33°43′26″S 18°42′25″E / 33.724°S 18.707°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,294 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 54.1% |
| • Coloured | 38.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 6.8% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 43.2% |
| • Xhosa | 34.0% |
| • Sotho | 14.2% |
| • English | 6.5% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 7550 |
Roads edit
Klipheuwel is located between the R302 and R304 regional routes. The R302 (Malmesbury Road) connects to Durbanville in the south-west and Malmesbury in the north, whilst the R304 (Philadelphia Road) connects to Philadelphia and Atlantis in the north-west and Stellenbosch in the south-east. The R304 also provides Klipheuwel access to the N1 (to the south) and N7 freeways (to the west).
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Main Place Klipheuwel". Census 2011.
- ^ Beam Wireless - The Original Stations Shortwave Central, published 2010-11-30, accessed 2011,03-06