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Kranskop is located in the province of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Answer: False
Kranskop is situated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, not the Western Cape.
The distinctive cliff faces near Kranskop rise to an elevation of 1,175 meters above the Thukela Valley.
Answer: True
The distinctive cliff faces near Kranskop do indeed rise to an elevation of 1,175 meters above the Thukela Valley.
Kranskop covers a total land area equivalent to approximately 1.48 square miles.
Answer: False
Kranskop covers a total land area of 1.48 square kilometers, which is approximately 0.57 square miles, not 1.48 square miles.
The maps related to Kranskop primarily illustrate the town's elevation profile.
Answer: False
The maps related to Kranskop primarily illustrate its geographical location within KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa, not its elevation profile.
The article notes that the 'Education' section requires expansion and has had this requirement marked since November 2015.
Answer: True
The article does note that the 'Education' section requires expansion, with this requirement marked since November 2015.
What is the primary geographical feature that Kranskop is named after?
Answer: Two prominent cliff faces
The name 'Kranskop' is derived from the Afrikaans term for 'cliff head,' directly referencing the two distinctive cliff faces that rise prominently above the Thukela Valley near the town.
In which South African province is Kranskop located?
Answer: KwaZulu-Natal
Kranskop is located within the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
What is the total land area of Kranskop, expressed in square kilometers?
Answer: 1.48 square kilometers
Kranskop covers a total land area of 1.48 square kilometers.
The geographical coordinates for Kranskop are precisely:
Answer: 28°58′ South and 30°51′ East
Kranskop is located at the geographical coordinates of 28 degrees, 58 minutes South latitude and 30 degrees, 51 minutes East longitude.
The maps related to Kranskop primarily serve to illustrate:
Answer: Kranskop's location within KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa.
The maps associated with Kranskop primarily serve to illustrate its geographical placement within the province of KwaZulu-Natal and the broader context of South Africa.
The town of Kranskop was established in the year 1894.
Answer: True
The town of Kranskop was indeed established in the year 1894.
Kranskop's original name was Ntunjambili, derived from local Zulu folklore.
Answer: False
Kranskop's original name was Hopetown, established in 1894. Ntunjambili is the Zulu name associated with the rock formation, not the town's original name.
The name Kranskop was chosen due to the town's proximity to the Great Karoo region.
Answer: False
The name Kranskop was chosen in reference to the distinctive cliff faces near the town, not due to proximity to the Great Karoo region.
In the Afrikaans language, the name Kranskop translates to 'river bend'.
Answer: False
The Afrikaans name Kranskop translates to 'cliff head,' referencing the prominent geological formations in the area, not 'river bend'.
Kranskop was renamed from Hopetown to distinguish it from a similar town in the Eastern Cape.
Answer: False
Kranskop was renamed from Hopetown to distinguish it from a similar town in the Northern Cape, not the Eastern Cape.
The name Kranskop directly references the town's location on the banks of the Great Fish River.
Answer: False
The name Kranskop references the town's proximity to distinctive cliff faces, not its location on the Great Fish River.
What was the original name of Kranskop when it was founded in 1894?
Answer: Hopetown
Kranskop was established in the year 1894 under the name Hopetown.
Why was the town's original name, 'Hopetown', changed?
Answer: To avoid confusion with another town named Hopetown in the Northern Cape
The name Hopetown was changed to avoid confusion with another town bearing the same name, which is located in the Northern Cape province.
What is the meaning of the Afrikaans name 'Kranskop'?
Answer: Cliff Head
The name 'Kranskop' is derived from Afrikaans, where 'krans' refers to a cliff and 'kop' refers to a head or summit, thus translating to 'cliff head'.
The 2011 census recorded Kranskop's population at approximately 1,514 residents.
Answer: True
The 2011 census did record Kranskop's population at approximately 1,514 residents.
In 2011, Kranskop's population density was recorded at approximately 500 people per square kilometer.
Answer: False
In 2011, Kranskop's population density was recorded at approximately 1,000 people per square kilometer, not 500.
Black Africans constituted the largest racial group in Kranskop in 2011, making up 86.4% of the population.
Answer: True
Black Africans indeed constituted the largest racial group in Kranskop in 2011, representing 86.4% of the population.
According to the 2011 census, 6.5% of Kranskop's population identified as White.
Answer: False
According to the 2011 census, 2.3% of Kranskop's population identified as White, not 6.5%.
The majority of Kranskop's residents spoke Afrikaans as their first language in 2011.
Answer: False
The majority of Kranskop's residents spoke Zulu as their first language in 2011; Afrikaans was spoken by only 1.5%.
Zulu was the most common first language in Kranskop in 2011, spoken by over 80% of residents.
Answer: True
Zulu was indeed the most common first language in Kranskop in 2011, spoken by 80.6% of residents.
English was the second most common first language reported in Kranskop in the 2011 census.
Answer: True
English was the second most common first language reported in Kranskop in the 2011 census, following Zulu.
The 2011 census data for Kranskop is sourced from the website census2011.adrianfrith.com.
Answer: True
The 2011 census data for Kranskop is indeed sourced from the website census2011.adrianfrith.com.
What was the total population of Kranskop recorded in the 2011 census?
Answer: 1,514 residents
The 2011 census recorded a total population of 1,514 residents in Kranskop.
Based on the 2011 census, what was the approximate population density of Kranskop?
Answer: 1,000 people per square kilometer
The 2011 census data indicates that Kranskop had a population density of approximately 1,000 people per square kilometer.
Which racial group formed the largest percentage of Kranskop's population in the 2011 census?
Answer: Black African
The 2011 census data reveals that Black Africans comprised the largest racial group in Kranskop, accounting for 86.4% of the population.
In the 2011 census, what percentage of Kranskop's population identified as Indian or Asian?
Answer: 6.5%
According to the 2011 census, 6.5% of Kranskop's population identified their racial classification as Indian or Asian.
What was the second most common first language spoken in Kranskop in 2011?
Answer: English
While Zulu was the predominant first language, English was reported as the second most common first language among Kranskop's residents in the 2011 census.
Which language was spoken as a first language by only 1.5% of Kranskop's population in 2011?
Answer: Afrikaans
The 2011 census data indicates that Afrikaans was spoken as a first language by a small minority, specifically 1.5% of Kranskop's population.
What percentage of Kranskop's population identified as White in the 2011 census?
Answer: 2.3%
The 2011 census data indicates that 2.3% of Kranskop's population identified as White.
Kranskop is situated within the administrative boundaries of the Umzinyathi District Municipality.
Answer: True
Kranskop is administratively situated within the Umzinyathi District Municipality.
The Umvoti Local Municipality, which includes Kranskop, has its district seat in Greytown.
Answer: False
While the Umvoti Local Municipality includes Kranskop, its district seat is Dundee, not Greytown. Greytown is itself a community within the Umvoti Local Municipality.
Kranskop observes the Central African Time (CAT) zone, which is UTC+3.
Answer: False
Kranskop observes South African Standard Time (SAST), which is UTC+2, not Central African Time (CAT).
The postal code for Kranskop's post office box is 3000.
Answer: False
The postal code for Kranskop's post office box is 3268, not 3000.
The telephone area code designated for Kranskop is 011.
Answer: False
The telephone area code designated for Kranskop is 033, not 011.
Greytown is listed as a community within the UMzinyathi District Municipality, separate from the Umvoti Local Municipality.
Answer: False
Greytown is listed as a community within the Umvoti Local Municipality, not separate from it. It is part of the UMzinyathi District Municipality.
Kranskop falls under which district municipality?
Answer: Umzinyathi District Municipality
Kranskop falls under the administration of the Umzinyathi District Municipality.
Which local municipality includes Kranskop?
Answer: Umvoti Local Municipality
Kranskop is situated within the Umvoti Local Municipality.
What is the standard time zone observed in Kranskop?
Answer: South African Standard Time (SAST, UTC+2)
Kranskop observes South African Standard Time (SAST), which corresponds to UTC+2.
What is the postal code associated with Kranskop's post office box?
Answer: 3268
The postal code associated with Kranskop's post office box is 3268.
What is the telephone area code for Kranskop?
Answer: 033
The telephone area code designated for Kranskop is 033.
What is the district seat of the UMzinyathi District Municipality?
Answer: Dundee
The district seat for the UMzinyathi District Municipality is the town of Dundee.
The Zulu name associated with the Kranskop rock formation is 'Kranskop'.
Answer: False
The Zulu name associated with the Kranskop rock formation is 'Ntunjambili,' not 'Kranskop'.
Zulu folklore describes Ntunjambili as a place that offers protection but can trap those who enter it.
Answer: True
Zulu folklore indeed describes Ntunjambili as a place that offers protection but can trap those who enter it.
What is the Zulu name given to the Kranskop rock formation?
Answer: Ntunjambili
The Kranskop rock formation is known by the Zulu name 'Ntunjambili'.
According to Zulu folklore, what is special about the cave or opening at Ntunjambili?
Answer: It offers protection but can trap those who enter.
Zulu folklore describes the opening at Ntunjambili as providing protection but also possessing the capacity to trap individuals who enter it.
The Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg is located within 5 kilometers of Kranskop.
Answer: False
The Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from Kranskop, not within 5 kilometers.
How far is the Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg from Kranskop?
Answer: 9.3 miles (15 kilometers)
The Deutsche Schule Hermannsburg is located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from Kranskop.
Which of the following communities is also part of the Umvoti Local Municipality?
Answer: Muden
Besides Kranskop, other communities such as Muden are part of the Umvoti Local Municipality.
Which of the following is NOT listed as a community within the Umvoti Local Municipality?
Answer: Dundee
While Greytown, Hermannsburg, and Kranskop are communities within the Umvoti Local Municipality, Dundee is the district seat of the larger UMzinyathi District Municipality.