Karatara is a town in Knysna Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Karatara | |
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 Hiking trail near Karatara. | |
  Karatara  Karatara | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 22°48′58″E / 33.9°S 22.816°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | Knysna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 880 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 2.8% |
| • Coloured | 56.5% |
| • White | 40.1% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.1% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6580 |
| PO box | 6580 |
| Area code | 044 |
Settlement and forestry station on the Karatara River which flows southwards into Swartvlei. It is situated 5 km west of Barrington and some 40 km northwest of Knysna. It was founded in 1941. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and probably means 'horse hill', after a hillock to the north. Previously the Karatara River was known as the Tsao or Witterivier.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Karatara". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 241. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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