Klaarstroom
Top, the Klaarstroom General. Bottom, a view of the mountains in winter surrounding Klaarstroom.
Klaarstroom is located in Western Cape
Klaarstroom
Klaarstroom
Klaarstroom is located in South Africa
Klaarstroom
Klaarstroom
Coordinates: 33°18′00″S 22°19′59″E / 33.3°S 22.333°E / -33.3; 22.333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictCentral Karoo
MunicipalityPrince Albert
Area
  Total3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total584
  Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African1.0%
  Coloured96.1%
  White2.9%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans98.3%
  English1.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6932

Klaarstroom is a village in Prince Albert Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

It is situated at the northern end of Meiringspoort, about 60 km east of Prince Albert and 95 km north-west of Uniondale. Originally named Pietersburg, its present name, Afrikaans for 'clear stream', probably refers to waters flowing from the Swartberg into the lowlands.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Klaarstroom". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 251. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. G. Ross: Romance of Cape Mountain Passes. New Africa Books. 2004. ISBN 0864866631, 9780864866639. p.89.
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