Kidd's Beach
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Kidd's Beach | |
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  Kidd's Beach  Kidd's Beach | |
| Coordinates: 33°09′00″S 27°41′42″E / 33.150°S 27.695°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Buffalo City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 499 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 22.2% |
| • Coloured | 1.2% |
| • White | 75.4% |
| • Other | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 63.7% |
| • Xhosa | 19.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.2% |
| • Sotho | 1.4% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 5264 |
| PO box | 5264 |
| Area code | 043 |
Kidd's Beach is a small coastal resort town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa situated on the Mkhanzi River about 28 kilometres from East London, South Africa.[2] The name "Mkhanzi" is derived from the Xhosa word "umkhanzi", which means "bulrush", or Typha capensis.[3] Kidd's Beach was named after Charles Kidd, who was the mayor of nearby King William's Town in the 1860s.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kidd's Beach". Census 2011.
- ^ "4x4 near Kidd's Beach". Nightjar Travel. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ Mini, B.M. & Tshabe, S.L. (eds). 2003. The Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa. Volume 2. Alice: University of Fort Hare. p. 50.
- ^ "R347, Places, Regional Routes, Main Routes". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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