Keurboomstrand Explained

Keurboomstrand
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-34°N 50°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Garden Route
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Bitou
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:9.75
Population Total:475
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:2.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:13.5%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:82.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:49.9%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:48.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.5%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

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.

History

The 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Keurboomstrand . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: 9/2/052/0021 SAHRA . www.sahra.org.za . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214095034/http://www.sahra.org.za/sites/920520021 . 2014-12-14.
  3. Web site: Girls gone wild: A stroll on seal mountain . Keeton . Claire . 6 November 2011 . TimesLIVE . en-ZA . 2020-01-18.