Klawer

Klawer
Klawer railway station
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Coordinates: 31°47′S 18°37′E / 31.783°S 18.617°E / -31.783; 18.617Coordinates: 31°47′S 18°37′E / 31.783°S 18.617°E / -31.783; 18.617
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area
• Total	6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	6,234
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	9.4%
• Coloured	75.3%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	13.6%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	89.2%
• Xhosa	4.6%
• Sign language	3.1%
• English	1.3%
• Other	1.8%
Postal code (street)	8145
PO box	8145
Area code	027

Klawer is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Town 24 km west-south-west of Vanrhynsdorp and 283 km north of Cape Town. From the Afrikaans word for a type of wild clover which grows here after the rains.