Calvinia

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Calvinia Kalvienieha in Afrikaans orthography
Top left: Hantam House Complex, right: Dutch Reformed Church, bottom left: Dorpshuis, right: Street in Calvinia
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Coordinates: 31°28′30″S 19°46′22″E / 31.47500°S 19.77278°E / -31.47500; 19.77278
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Hantam
Established	1851[1]
Named for	Jean Calvin
Area [2]
• Total	132.61 km2 (51.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,855
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Coloured	52.1%
• White	39.6%
• Black African	5.2%
• Indian/Asian	1.2%
• Other	1.9%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	95.3%
• English	2.4%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8190
PO box	8190
Area code	027

Calvinia is a regional town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa named after the French religious reformer Jean Calvin. The town falls under the Hantam Local Municipality which forms part of the Namakwa District Municipality. The Calvinia district is part of the Great Karoo region of South Africa. The town is just south of the Hantam mountains on the banks of the Oorlogskloof (meaning "War Ravine") River.

Calvinia enjoys 80% starlight and is renowned for its kaleidoscope of spring wildflowers coinciding with the Namaqualand wildflower spectacle.

An asteroid (1245 Calvinia) is named after the town.