Farleigh | |
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Coordinates: 33°54′03″S22°51′49″E / 33.90083°S 22.86361°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Knysna |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,057 |
Racial Makeup (2011) | |
• Coloured | 70.9% |
• White | 19.1% |
• Black African | 8.5% |
• Others | 1.5% |
First Languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 77.5% |
• English | 15.7% |
• Xhosa | 5.1% |
• Others | 1.7% |
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In the 2011 South African census, the local population was counted as 1,057 people living in 249 households. [2]
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