{{Infobox settlement | name = Kurland | image_skyline = Formosa Peak00.jpg | image_caption = [[Formosa Peak]] near Kurland | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|33|56|45|S|23|29|39|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Western Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Garden Route District Municipality|Garden Route]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Bitou Local Municipality|Bitou]] | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/179002|title=Kurland - Main Place 179002 from Census 2011|work=Census 2011: Main Place: Kurland}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1.24 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | population_total = 4033 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) -->| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] | demographics1_info1 = 31.2% | demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] | demographics1_info2 = 58.1% | demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]] | demographics1_info3 = 0.2% | demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]] | demographics1_info4 = 0.1% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 10.3% <!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]] | demographics2_info1 = 70.0% | demographics2_title2 = [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] | demographics2_info2 = 25.1% | demographics2_title3 = [[South African English|English]] | demographics2_info3 = 1.7% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 3.2% <!-- blank fields (section 2) --> <!-- Other information -->| timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street) | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]] | postal2_code = | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]] }} '''Kurland''' (often referred to as '''Kurland Village''') is a rural [[Township (South Africa)|township]] in the [[Garden Route District Municipality]] in the [[Western Cape]] province of [[South Africa]].
Located in the [[Crags (South Africa)|Crags]] area on the edge of the [[Tsitsikamma National Park|Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve]], 20 km from [[Plettenberg Bay]], it is affected by high levels of unemployment<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dougan|first=Suné Payne & Leila|date=2019-05-16|title=State of the Nation: Hunger aplenty on the fringe of seaside luxury|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-05-17-hunger-aplenty-on-the-fringe-of-seaside-luxury/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Daily Maverick|language=en}}</ref> and domestic violence. Tourist attractions in the area include [[Birds of eden|Birds of Eden]], [https://tenikwa.com/ Tenikwa], [[Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary]], and [https://www.elephantsanctuary.co.za Elephant Sanctuary] along with [[Guest house|guest houses]] and [[Bed and breakfast|B&Bs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kids of Kurland South Africa|url=http://www.kidsofkurland.com/|accessdate=4 June 2021}}</ref> The [http://www.kidsofkurland.com/crags-primary/ Crags Primary School], built in 1981, is the only school in the village.
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Eden District Municipality}}
[[Category:Populated places in the Bitou Local Municipality]] [[Category:Townships in the Western Cape]] [[Category:Former Coloured townships in South Africa]]