Grabouw
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Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway. The town is the commercial centre for the vast Elgin Valley, the largest single export fruit-producing area in Southern Africa, which extends between the Hottentots-Holland, Kogelberg, Groenland, and Houwhoek Mountains. The town's population has grown rapidly, with 44 593 people in 2019 from 21 593 as listed by the 2001 census.
Old buildings on the outskirts of Grabouw
The town's economic activity has historically been centred on deciduous fruit farming. Now increasingly, the wine and tourism industry is growing.
The original train station of Grabouw.
View over the Elgin valley, towards Grabouw
Elgin, South Africa
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Elgin is a large, lush area of land, circled by mountains, in the Overberg region of South Africa. This broad upland valley lies about 70 km southeast of Cape Town, just beyond the Hottentots Holland Mountains.
View over the Elgin valley from the west