Clanwilliam

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Clanwilliam is a historic town in South Africa’s Western Cape, known as a gateway to the Cederberg mountains and for its rooibos tea production.

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Clanwilliam canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeRole administrative centre for surrounding farming area ⓘ
climate semi-arid Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
damPurpose irrigation for agriculture ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 230 km north of Cape Town ⓘ
districtMunicipality Cederberg Local Municipality ⓘ
foundedAs Dutch colonial settlement ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance centre of global rooibos trade ⓘ
hasHeritage one of the oldest towns in South Africa ⓘ
hasIndustry rooibos processing plants ⓘ
hasStructure Clanwilliam Dam ⓘ
heritageStatus historic town in Western Cape ⓘ
knownFor gateway to the Cederberg mountains ⓘ
historic town centre ⓘ
rooibos tea production ⓘ
languageMajority Afrikaans ⓘ
locatedIn Olifants River Valley ⓘ
locatedInRegion West Coast region of Western Cape ⓘ
locatedNear Cederberg Mountains ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Olifants River ⓘ
namedAfter Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Cederberg Wilderness Area ⓘ
originalName Jan Disselsvalleij ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
citrus farming ⓘ
rooibos tea farming ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
province Western Cape ⓘ
regionType rural town ⓘ
roadConnection N7 national road ⓘ
timeZone South African Standard Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Africa Time
tourismAttraction Cederberg Wilderness Area ⓘ
Clanwilliam Dam ⓘ
rock art sites in the Cederberg ⓘ
utcOffset +2 ⓘ

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Wolfberg Arch → near → Clanwilliam ⓘ
Stadsaal Caves → near → Clanwilliam ⓘ