Kraaifontein is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Cape Town

Cape Town

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, in the Western Cape

Western Cape

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 province of South Africa

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It is located in the city's northern suburbs and flanks the N1 Highway towards Paarl

Paarl

Paarl is a town with 191,013 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its the third oldest European settlement in the Republic of South Africa and the largest town in the Cape Winelands. Due to the growth of the Mbekweni township, it is now a de facto urban unit with Wellington...

 and Worcester

Worcester

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 to the north and south. It comprises several residential areas namely Windsor Park, Scottsville, Peerless Park, Eikendal, Belmont Park, Bonny Brook and Uitzicht.

Kraaifontein, encompassing the areas of Scottsdene, Wallacedene and Bloekombos, was once a separate municipality before the restructuring of all South African municipalities during the late 90's. These areas, however, are listed as separate suburbs by the City of Cape Town for planning and statistical purposes.

Forming part of the City of Cape Town

City of Cape Town

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Metropolitan Municipality, it is located in its Subcouncil 2 Area named Bergdal.