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Oudtshoorn
Visited in August 2017
At a glance
- Country
- South Africa
- Region
- Oudtshoorn Local Municipality
- Population
- 90,822
- Type
- Town in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.56°S, 22.23°E
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Overview
Oudtshoorn is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Dubbed the "ostrich capital of the world", Oudtshoorn is known for its ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1870 and 1900–1914. With approximately 60,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the Klein Karoo region.
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