Oudtshoorn

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Oudtshoorn is a South African town famed as the "ostrich capital of the world," known for its ostrich farms, Cango Caves, and semi-arid Karoo landscape.

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Oudtshoorn canonical 18
Oudtshoorn railway station 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
administrativeDivision Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
climate semi-arid
continent Africa
country South Africa
countrySubdivision Western Cape
distanceFrom George, Western Cape
economy agricultural production
ostrich farming
tourism
hasCulturalEvent Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK)
hasHeritageSiteNearby Cango Caves
hasIndustry ostrich leather production
ostrich meat processing
hasMuseum CP Nel Museum
hasTouristAttraction Cango Caves
ostrich show farms
isSeatOf Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
knownFor Cango Caves
agriculture
ostrich farming
ostrich feather industry
tourism
languageMajority Afrikaans
locatedIn Little Karoo
Western Cape
semi-arid Karoo region
locatedOn R62 route
near Swartberg Mountains
nickname ostrich capital of the world
partOf Garden Route District Municipality
postalCountry South Africa
primaryLivestock ostriches
province Western Cape
railConnection Oudtshoorn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oudtshoorn railway station
region Karoo
surface form: Klein Karoo
river Grobbelaars River
roadConnection N12 national route
R62 regional route
terrain semi-arid plain
timeZone Central Africa Time
surface form: South African Standard Time
UTCOffset +2
vegetation Karoo
surface form: Karoo shrubland

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Western Cape contains Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn railConnection Oudtshoorn self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oudtshoorn railway station
George nearbyAttraction Oudtshoorn
Southern Cape containsTown Oudtshoorn
Cango Caves locatedNear Oudtshoorn
Little Karoo majorTown Oudtshoorn
Swartberg Mountains nearbyTown Oudtshoorn
R62 route passesThrough Oudtshoorn
Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) location Oudtshoorn
subject surface form: Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) hostCity Oudtshoorn
subject surface form: Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
CP Nel Museum locatedIn Oudtshoorn
CP Nel Museum category Oudtshoorn
R62 regional route passesThrough Oudtshoorn
Grobbelaars River flowsThrough Oudtshoorn
Grobbelaars River hasTownOnBank Oudtshoorn