The Sundays River Valley is a low-lying area along the

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. It forms part of the

Sunday's River Valley Local Municipality Sundays River Valley Local Municipality ( af, Sondagsriviervallei Plaaslike Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality in Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It has a total population of nearly 70,000 people. This ...

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, Eastern Cape,

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. The valley stretches from the Kirkwood prison grounds in the west to

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and Kinkelbos in the southeast. It is characterized by high-intensity agricultural activities (in particular the production of citrus fruits) and a well-developed irrigation system. In addition to citrus cultivation, various tourist attractions, bed and breakfast facilities, packing sheds and game-related tourist facilities are present throughout the valley. The main urban settlement in the valley is Kirkwood.

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, Bersheba and

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. Smaller settlements include Sunlands and Kinkelbos.Integrated Development Plan 2009/2010.
Sundays River Valley Municipality. Retrieved on Oct 14, 2009. The Sundays River Valley irrigation scheme was started in the early 1920s, targeting British settlers on small holdings (10

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in size) along the banks of the

. A large dam was constructed on the Sundays River ( Lake Mentz) to supply the area with water for irrigation, and a canal system was put in place to supply water to farms from Kirkwood, at the upper end of the valley, to Addo at the lower end. The driving force of this development was Sir

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. This area is now one of the key production areas for citrus in

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River valleys of South Africa Landforms of the Eastern Cape {{EasternCape-geo-stub