Kenton-on-Sea

Kenton-on-Sea, more commonly known as Kenton, is a small coastal town on the Sunshine Coast, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. It is situated between the Bushmans and the Kariega Rivers, and lies approximately halfway between the industrial centres of East London (180 kilometres (110 mi)) and Port Elizabeth (130 kilometres (81 mi)). Kenton is part of the Ndlambe Local Municipality in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality of the Eastern Cape.

Kenton-on-Sea
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Coordinates: 33.683°S 26.659°E / -33.683; 26.659
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Ndlambe
Area [1]
• Total	5.18 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,154
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	80.5%
• Coloured	1.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	17.4%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	71.4%
• English	20.2%
• Afrikaans	5.7%
• Other	2.7%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6191
Website	www.kenton.co.za

The town has a population of just over 5000 people.[2] Unusual for a small town in South Africa, Kenton is predominantly English-speaking, except for the suburb of Ekuphumleni, which has a population of about 3600 people and is exclusively Xhosa-speaking.[3] The village of Boesmansriviermond on the opposite banks of the Bushman's River is predominantly Afrikaans-speaking.