Uilenkraalsmond

34°34′11″S 19°28′00″E / 34.56973°S 19.46654°E / -34.56973; 19.46654

Uilenkraalsmond or Uilenkraal^[1] (lit. 'Owls kraal mouth') is a populated place located in the village of Franskraalstrand, Overstrand Local Municipality of the Overberg District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.^[2]^[3]

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Uilenkraalsmond

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Coordinates: 34°34′03″S 19°27′48″E / 34.56750°S 19.46333°E / -34.56750; 19.46333CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictOverbergMunicipalityOverstrandArea

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• Total0.36 km² (0.14 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[2]

• Total98 • Density270/km² (710/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• White African74.49% • Black African23.47% • Coloured2.04%First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans82.65% • Xhosa15.31% • English2.04%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box

172023001

Located in the coastal region of Strandveld south of Gansbaai,^[4] the Uilkraal River runs through the settlement.

According to the 2011 census, Uilenkraal had a population of 98 in 50 households. According to the same census, 74.49% of the population described themselves as White, 23.47% as Black African, and 2.04% as Coloured. 82.65% of the population spoke Afrikaans as a first language, 15.31% spoke Xhosa, and 2.04% spoke English.^[2]

The settlement was first established by Pieter Swart in 1722, who was also the first resident.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ United States. Office of Geography (1954) "Union of South Africa, O-Z. Basutoland. Bechuanaland. South-west Africa. Swaziland". p. 774. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Uilenkraalsmond". South African National Census of 2011.
^ Uilenkraal at GEOnet Names Server. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ Richmond, Simon, Bainbridge, James, Carillet, Jean-Bernard, Corne, Lucy (October 2018) "Lonely Planet Cape Town & the Garden Route". Lonely Planet. p. 400. Retrieved 11 August 2021.