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Keurboomstrand is a resort town near Plettenberg Bay on the Western Cape of South Africa. It takes its name from the indigenous keurboom tree which grows in the region. The Keurbooms River runs nearby.
Keurboomstrand | |
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 The Keurbooms rivermouth | |
  Keurboomstrand  Keurboomstrand | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′S 23°27′E / 34.000°S 23.450°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | Bitou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 475 |
| • Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 2.3% |
| • Coloured | 13.5% |
| • White | 82.9% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 49.9% |
| • English | 48.6% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
History
editThe Matjes River Rock Shelter nearby contains artefacts from the San dating back to the Neolithic period 11,000 years ago and is a National Monument.[2] The shell middens at the site is one of the largest in the world being 10 metres high, 15 metres wide and 30 metres long, but have been degraded.
Portuguese explorers from the Sao Gonçalo were ship-wrecked nearby in 1630 for eight months which was the first European settlement in South Africa.[3]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Keurboomstrand". Census 2011.
- ^ "9/2/052/0021 | SAHRA". www.sahra.org.za. Archived from the original on 2014-12-14.
- ^ Keeton, Claire (6 November 2011). "Girls gone wild: A stroll on seal mountain". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2020-01-18.