Swartkops
Swartkops is a town in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
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| Coordinates: 33.8752°S 25.6048°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
| Main Place | Port Elizabeth |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 883 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 21.7% |
| • Coloured | 6.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 70.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 60.7% |
| • English | 26.2% |
| • Xhosa | 10.3% |
| • Sotho | 1.7% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6210 |
| PO box | 6209 |
| Area code | 041 |
The town is on the Swartkops River, 11 km north of Port Elizabeth and 1,6 km from the Indian Ocean. Swartkops means "black hills" in Afrikaans, and the name is said to refer to surrounding hillocks crested with dark shadows.[2]
A railway junction was built here by the Cape Government Railways in 1872, to service the lines being constructed to Grahamstown and Alicedale in the east, Port Elizabeth to the south, and Uitenhage to the west.[3]
References
- "Sub Place Swartkops". Census 2011.
- "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 424.
- Burman, Jose (1984), Early Railways at the Cape, Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. ISBN 0-7981-1760-5.
Municipalities and communities of Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth | ||
| Cities and towns | .svg.png) Nelson Mandela Bay within South Africa | |
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