Touwsranten

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Touwsranten
Coordinates: 33°57′09″S22°37′17″E / 33.95250°S 22.62139°E / -33.95250; 22.62139
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Garden Route
Municipality George

Touwsranten is a small town in the Western Cape in South Africa. The village lies near the banks of the Touws River and gets its name from there, with Touwsranten meaning "Touws edge" in Dutch.

In the 2011 South African census the town had a population of 415 people living in 129 households. [1]

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References

  1. Firth, Adrian (2011). "Small Area 0092" . Retrieved 2024-05-24.