Firgrove, Western Cape

Firgrove
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Coordinates: 34°03′18″S18°47′02″E / 34.0549539°S 18.7838779°E / -34.0549539; 18.7838779
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,891
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Coloured	90.96%
•  Black African	4.92%
• Other	3.65%
•  Indian/Asian	0.26%
•  White	0.21%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	68.10%
•  English	22.75%
•  Northern Sotho	4.23%
• Other	2.75%
•  Xhosa	1.11%
•  Tswana	0.32%
•  Southern Ndebele	0.32%
•  Zulu	0.26%
•  Sign Language	0.11%
•  Venda	0.05%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7110

Firgrove is a small town located 39 kilometres (24.2 mi) south-east of Cape Town and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Somerset West in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Transport

Roads

Firgrove is situated along the R102 (Old Main Road) between Kuilsrivier to the north-west and Somerset West to the south-east. ^[2]

Alternatively, Firgrove can also be accessed via the N2 (to Cape Town and Somerset West) at the M9 Macassar Road interchange or via the M9 (Main Road; Macassar Road) connecting Macassar to the south with Heldervue (a suburb of Somerset West) to the east.

References

1. "Sub Place Firgrove". Census 2011.
2. Falkner, John (May 2012). South African Numbered Route Description and Destination Analysis (Report). National Department of Transport. pp. 7–12. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.