Rawsonville

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Rawsonville
Aerial view of Rawsonville and the Smalblaar River, looking towards Du Toitskloof Pass to the west
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Labor Omnia Vincit (Latin: Work Conquers All)
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Coordinates: 33°41′4.9″S 19°18′54″E / 33.684694°S 19.31500°E / -33.684694; 19.31500
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Cape Winelands
Municipality	Breede Valley
Government
• Type	Ward 20
• Councillor	Aron Pietersen[1] (DA)
Area [2]
• Total	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	3,099
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	8.5%
• Coloured	66.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	23.9%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [2]
• Afrikaans	95.2%
• Xhosa	1.7%
• English	1.5%
• Other	1.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6845
PO box	6845
Area code	023
Website	breedekloof.com

Rawsonville is a small wine growing and farming community in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape province of South Africa. The town forms part of the Breede Valley Local Municipality, and is located in a scenic portion of the valley on the eastern flanks of the Du Toitskloof Mountains.

The town is part of the Breedekloof Wine Route and hosts the annual Breedekloof extreme sports festival. The economy remains heavily reliant on serving the agricultural community, however tourism in the form of weekend retreats are becoming more important to the town's income. Rawsonville is 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the east of Cape Town and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west of the large town of Worcester.