Klipplaat

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°01′05″S 24°20′24″E / 33.018°S 24.340°E / -33.018; 24.340CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictSarah BaartmanMunicipalityDr Beyers NaudéArea • Total12.9 km2 (5.0 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total2,967 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African36.7% • Coloured61.3% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White1.1% • Other0.6%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans67.7% • Xhosa27.3% • English2.5% • Other2.5%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)
6255
PO box
6255
Area code049

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. ^ a b c d 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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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
Blue Crane Route
Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
Dr Beyers Naudé
Kouga
Kou-Kamma
Makana
Ndlambe
Sunday's River Valley