Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Graafwater sits on the route: 30 minutes from Clanwilliam, 49km from Cederberg Gravel Roads.
Graafwater is a town located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 2,708, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Graafwater sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Graafwater to your route.
Graafwater is a town in the Sandveld in the Western Cape province of South Africa situated 300 km from Cape Town, about halfway between Clanwilliam and Lamberts Bay. Graafwater is the Afrikaans term for "digging for water" referring to the Afrikaans farming culture found in South Africa at the time of establishment.Read more
It is located in the Cederberg Municipality.
Graafwater is often divided into Graafwater North and Graafwater South.
After the railway junction between Cape Town and Bitterfontein was built in 1910, the town Graafwater was established. The local Dutch Reformed Church of Leipoldtville developed the town further. The Graafwater Dutch Reformed church formed its own congregation after a few years.
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Graafwater is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -32.1547 latitude, 18.6032 longitude.
Graafwater has a population of approximately 2,708 people, making it a town in South Africa.
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A wilderness of wind-eroded orange sandstone arches and San rock art north of Cape Town, crossed by gravel roads to the Wolfberg Cracks, the Maltese Cross and Africa's oldest wine farm at Cederberg Cellars.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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