Jacobsbaai Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Jacobsbaai . Census 2011.