Ramsgate, KwaZulu-Natal

Ramsgate
Ramsgate
 Ramsgate shown within KwaZulu-Natal
Ramsgate
Ramsgate (South Africa)
Ramsgate
Ramsgate (Africa)
Coordinates: 30°52′56″S 30°21′20″E / 30.88222°S 30.35556°E / -30.88222; 30.35556Coordinates: 30°52′56″S 30°21′20″E / 30.88222°S 30.35556°E / -30.88222; 30.35556
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District Ugu
Municipality Hibiscus Coast
Area[1]
 • Total 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,080
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 41.7%
 • Coloured 1.9%
 • Indian/Asian 2.0%
 • White 54.0%
 • Other 0.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 46.0%
 • Afrikaans 20.6%
 • Zulu 16.8%
 • Xhosa 13.3%
 • Other 3.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 4275
Area code 039

Ramsgate is a village on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Ramsgate is located on the mouth of a river known by the Zulu name Bilanhlolo ("the marvellous boiler") for the bubbles caused by strong currents making it look like the water is boiling. In 1922 the only person living there was a romantic character called Paul Buck, a painter and violin maker who called the place Blue Lagoon.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Ramsgate". Census 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.