Klipplaat

Klipplaat

Dutch Reformed Church in Klipplaat
Klipplaat
Klipplaat
Klipplaat

 Klipplaat shown within Eastern Cape

Coordinates: 33°01′05″S 24°20′24″E / 33.018°S 24.340°E / -33.018; 24.340Coordinates: 33°01′05″S 24°20′24″E / 33.018°S 24.340°E / -33.018; 24.340
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Dr Beyers Naudé
Area[1]
  Total 12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 2,967
  Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 36.7%
  Coloured 61.3%
  Indian/Asian 0.4%
  White 1.1%
  Other 0.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 67.7%
  Xhosa 27.3%
  English 2.5%
  Other 2.5%
Postal code (street) 6255
PO box 6255
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sum of the Main Places Klipplaat and Wongalethu from Census 2011.
  2. Travel distances from Klipplaat
  3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 251.
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