Klaarstroom

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Klaarstroom
Top, the Klaarstroom General. Bottom, a view of the mountains in winter surrounding Klaarstroom.
33°18′00″S 22°19′59″E / 33.3°S 22.333°E / -33.3; 22.333
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Central Karoo
Municipality	Prince Albert
Area ^[1]
• Total	3.27 km² (1.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	584
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[1]
• Black African	1.0%
• Coloured	96.1%
• White	2.9%
First languages (2011) ^[1]
• Afrikaans	98.3%
• English	1.7%
Time zone	UTC+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]

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References

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