Kylemore | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.9167°N 75°W |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
Subdivision Name2: | Cape Winelands |
Subdivision Name3: | Stellenbosch |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.94 |
Population Total: | 4328 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 4.9% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 91.7% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 2.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.6% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 94.6% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 2.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.7% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 7600 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 7608 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Kylemore is a village in the Western Cape of South Africa. It is located in the Cape Winelands, within Helshoogte Pass on the route from Stellenbosch to Franschhoek.
With a population of 4000+ people, the community is largely dependent on employment in the bigger towns, predominantly Stellenbosch, Paarl, and greater Cape Town. The adjacent farms provide seasonal jobs to farm labourers and students during the harvest season.
The town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with walking trails into the neighboring countryside.[2] Rugby is the most popular sport in the village. After producing two Springboks in Ivan Jacobs and Herschel Jantjies, the local rugby club's numbers rose more than 100%.