Skipskop

Skipskop is a town in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Skipskop
Skipskop
Skipskop
Coordinates: 34.529°S 20.423°E / -34.529; 20.423
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalityCape Agulhas
Area
  Total0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
  Total55
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
  Coloured38.2%
  White61.8%
First languages (2001)
  Afrikaans83.6%
  English16.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Village west of Arniston (Waenhuiskrans). Afrikaans for ‘ships’ cliff’, it was so named after the number of ships wrecked there.[2]

References

  1. "Main Place Skipskop". Census 2001.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 407.
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