Touws River (town)
Touws River
Touwsrivier | |
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Street in Touws River | |
Touws River Touws River | |
| Coordinates: 33°20′16″S 20°02′01″E / 33.33778°S 20.03361°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Cape Winelands |
| Municipality | Breede Valley |
| Established | 1877 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.62 km2 (8.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,126 |
| • Density | 375.9/km2 (973.5/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.5% |
| • Coloured | 84.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 6.6% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 93.1% |
| • English | 2.6% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6880 |
| PO box | 6880 |
| Area code | 023 |
Touws River (Afrikaans: Touwsrivier) is a small railway town of 8,126 people in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the river of the same name, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north-east of Cape Town. The Touwsrivier CPV Solar Project is located just outside of the town and supplies 50 MW to the national electrical grid.