Montagu, South Africa

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Montagu

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| image2 = Montagu church.JPG

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| image3 =9 2 063 0002-Montagu-32 Long St-s.jpg

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| image4 = Voortrekker Monument 1838-1938. Voortrekker Eeufees 1938. Groottrek Memorial 1838-1988. Montagu. 02.JPG

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| image5 = Old Mission Church. Montagu Museum, 1907. Long Street, Montagu. 12.jpg

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| image_caption = Clockwise from the top: A view down the main street in Montagu, an historic home, Montagu Museum, Great Trek Monument, the Montagu Dutch Reformed Church.

| pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|33|47|S|20|7|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 = Cape Winelands

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Langeberg

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 1856{{cite thesis |last=Robson |first=Linda Gillian |title=The Royal Engineers and settlement planning in the Cape Colony 1806–1872: Approach, methodology and impact |date=2011 |type=PhD thesis |publisher=University of Pretoria |chapter=Annexure A |chapter-url=https://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/26503/05back.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=y#page=31 |url=https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/26503 |hdl=2263/26503 |pages=xlv–lii}}

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/169001 |title = Main Place Montagu |work=Census 2011}}

| area_total_km2 = 32.71

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 15176

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 6.4%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 75.7%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 = 0.5%

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 16.4%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 = 1.0%

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2011)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Afrikaans

| demographics2_info1 = 91.2%

| demographics2_title2 = English

| demographics2_info2 = 5.5%

| demographics2_title3 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info3 = 1.5%

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| demographics2_info4 =

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 1.9%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code = 6720

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code = 6720

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 023

| website = http://www.montagu-ashton.info

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Montagu is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, about {{convert|180|km}} from Cape Town in the Western Little Karoo.

The town is named after former secretary of the Cape Colony, John Montagu, but was once known as Agter Cogman's Kloof, Cogman's Kloof linking the town and railway station. It is situated at the confluence of the Keisie and Kingna rivers.

Montagu was founded on the farm "Uitvlugt" in 1851, and is known for its hot mineral springs and scenic mountains. It is also an agricultural centre, where orchards and vineyards are in production and local herbs are grown. The farming area, 'Koo', lies north of the town and is famous for the quality of its apples, pears, apricots and peaches.