Jacobsbaai | |
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Jacobsbaai | |
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Coordinates: 32°58′0″S 17°53′25″E / 32.96667°S 17.89028°E / -32.96667; 17.89028 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
Area | |
• Total | 3.43 km (1.32 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 416 |
• Density | 120/km (310/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 0.5% |
• Coloured | 3.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
• White | 95.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 87.2% |
• English | 11.8% |
• Other | 1.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Jacobsbaai was founded as a small town on the farmland registered as 109 Jacobsbaai. The name is said to have come from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a colonial trader in the West Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named after him, and Jacobsbaai has a street called Titius. Another explanation for the name is that the English king entrusted the piece of land to a local known as ‘Jacob', a chief of the Gonneman Hottentots.
References
- ^ "Main Place Jacobsbaai". Census 2011.
Municipalities and communities of West Coast District Municipality, Western Cape | ||
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District seat: Moorreesburg | ||
Matzikama | ||
Cederberg | ||
Bergrivier | ||
Saldanha Bay | ||
Swartland |