Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°01′05″S 24°20′24″E / 33.018°S 24.340°E / -33.018; 24.340Country | South Africa |
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Province | Eastern Cape |
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District | Sarah Baartman |
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Municipality | Dr Beyers Naudé |
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Area [1] |
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• Total | 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
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Population (2011)[1] |
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• Total | 2,967 |
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• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
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Racial makeup (2011) [1] |
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• Black African | 36.7% |
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• Coloured | 61.3% |
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• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
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• White | 1.1% |
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• Other | 0.6% |
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First languages (2011) [1] |
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• Afrikaans | 67.7% |
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• Xhosa | 27.3% |
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• English | 2.5% |
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• Other | 2.5% |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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Postal code (street) | 6255 |
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PO box | 6255 |
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Area code | 049 |
Klipplaat is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The town is some 185 km north-west of Port Elizabeth and 75 km south-east of Aberdeen.[2] It takes its name from large slabs of rock on the surface of the ground; from Afrikaans klip: 'stone' or 'rock'; plaat: 'sheet' or 'slab'.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Sum of the Main Places Klipplaat and Wongalethu from Census 2011.
- ^ Travel distances from Klipplaat
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 251.