Botrifir

Botrifir
	City
Botrifir
	africa. and English. Botrivier
A country	Republic of South Africa
Provinces	Western Cape
Area	Oferberch
Local municipality	Tivatersclof
History and Geography
Area	1.93 km²
Center height	112 m
Timezone	UTC + 2
Population
Population	5505 people ( 2011 )
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+27 28
Postcode	7185

Botrifir ^[1] ( Africa. and English. Botrivier ) is a city in the south-west of the Republic of South Africa , in the territory of the Western Cape . It is part of the Oberberch district . It is part of the local municipality of Tivatersclof .

Content

1 Geographical location
2 Climate
3 population
4 Transport
5 notes

Geographical position

The city is located in the southwestern part of the province, on the right bank of the Botrifir River, approximately 47 kilometers (in a straight line) southeast of Cape Town , the provincial capital. The absolute height is 112 meters above sea level ^[2] .

Climate

The climate is characterized as warm Mediterranean ( Csb in the Köppen climate classification ). The average annual temperature is 16.3 ° C. The average temperature of the coldest month (July) is 11.7 ° С, the hottest month (January) is 20.4 ° С. The estimated long-term rainfall rate is 641 mm ^[3] .

Population

According to the official census of 2011, the population of Botrifir was 5505 people, of which men accounted for 50.19%, women - 49.81%, respectively. In racial terms, color made up 68.83% of the city’s population, blacks - 22.02%, whites - 7.39%, Asians (including Indians ) - 0.45%, representatives of other races - 1.49%. The most common languages among residents were: Afrikaans (75.74%), braid (14.94%), English (5.16%) and Sesotho (1.29%) ^[4] .

Transport

The national highway N2, as well as the regional highway R43, pass through the city. There is a train station. The nearest airport is Hermanus ^[2] .

Notes

↑ Republic of South Africa. Reference map (scale 1: 2 500 000). - GUKG, 1980.
↑ ¹ ² Botrivier, South Africa Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 6, 2019.
↑ Climate: Botrivier . Climate-Data.org. Date of treatment January 6, 2019.
↑ Botrivier . Census 2011. Date accessed January 6, 2019.

[1] Republic of South Africa. Reference map (scale 1: 2 500 000). - GUKG, 1980.

[fallingrain-2] ¹ ² Botrivier, South Africa Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment January 6, 2019.

[3] Climate: Botrivier . Climate-Data.org. Date of treatment January 6, 2019.

[4] Botrivier . Census 2011. Date accessed January 6, 2019.