Citrusdal
View of Citrusdal and surrounding mountains at night
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Coordinates: 32°35′22″S 19°00′53″E / 32.58944°S 19.01472°E / -32.58944; 19.01472
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Cederberg
Established	1916
Area [1]
• Total	4.70 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	7,177
• Density	1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	15.6%
• Coloured	69.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	14.5%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	87.5%
• Xhosa	5.9%
• Sotho	2.4%
• English	1.9%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7340
PO box	7340
Area code	022

Citrusdal is a town of 5,000 people in the Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated at the base of the Cederberg mountains about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of Cape Town. Agriculture in the area is dominated by citrus fruit farming, hence the town's name. Natural hot water springs occur in the area.

History

Citrusdal was established in 1916 by the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk to serve the upper Olifants River valley. The church bought a portion of Middelpost farm, on which a township was laid out.^[2] A town council was established in 1957.

Demographics

In the 2001 Census the population of Citrusdal was recorded as 5,023 people in 1,401 households. 73% of the residents described themselves as "Coloured", 21% as "White" and 6% as "Black African". The dominant language is Afrikaans, spoken as the first language of 95% of the population, while 4% speak isiXhosa and 1% speak English.^[3]

Schools

The formerly Citrusdal High which is now the known Olifantsvallei Primary was dissolved in 2011.Making way for the now newly established high school Cederberg Academy in 2012. which is situated in the Olifants River Valley is a small school with approximately 350 students.