Klawer is a town in the
Matzikama Municipality in the
Western Cape
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province of
South Africa
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. It is situated on the right bank of the
Olifants River, south-east of
Vredendal and north of Cape Town. According to the
2011 census, it has a population of 6,234 people in 1,680 households.
The name ''Klawer'' comes from the
Afrikaans
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word for a type of wild clover which grows here after the rains.
References
{{West Coast District Municipality
Populated places in the Matzikama Local Municipality