Cape Coloureds

Cape Coloureds
Kaapse Kleurlinge

An extended Coloured South African family with roots in Cape Town, Kimberley and Pretoria
Total population
5,247,740[1]
(In South Africa only, 2020)
Regions with significant populations
South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho
Languages
Afrikaans, South African English
Religion
Christian (80%, largely Dutch Reformed, Anglican, Roman Catholic), Muslim (5%, largely Sunni)[2]
Related ethnic groups
Afrikaners, Khoisan, Basters, Oorlam, Griqua people, Cape Malays, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Indian South Africans

Cape Coloureds (Afrikaans: Kaapse Kleurlinge) are a South African ethnic classification consisting primarily of persons of mixed race African, Asian and European descent.

  1. ^ Mid-year population estimates, 2020 (PDF) (Report). Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "The Coloureds of Southern Africa". MixedFolks.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

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