Jacobsbaai | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -32.9667°N 17.8903°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Saldanha Bay |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.43 |
Population Total: | 416 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 0.5% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 3.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.0% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 95.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 87.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 11.8% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 1.0% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Jacobsbaai was founded as a small town on the farmland registered as 109 Jacobsbaai. The name is said to have come from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a colonial trader in the West Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named after him, and Jacobsbaai has a street called Titius. Another explanation for the name is that the English king entrusted the piece of land to a local known as ‘Jacob', a chief of the Gonneman Hottentots.