Patensie is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just south of Noorshoek. The Kouga Dam is located several kilometres to the west. The name is Khoi in origin, and means "cattle resting place".[3] The town is a centre for the citrus, tobacco, and vegetable farms in the area.[3]
Patensie | |
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 Signboard on the R331 outside Patensie | |
  Patensie  Patensie | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′32″S 24°48′53″E / 33.75889°S 24.81472°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Kouga |
| Established | 1858 [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 5,263 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 39.7% |
| • Coloured | 50.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 8.0% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 70.0% |
| • Xhosa | 24.9% |
| • English | 1.4% |
| • Other | 3.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6335 |
| PO box | 6335 |
| Area code | 042 |
| Website | www.patensie-is-lekker.co.za |
References
edit- ^ "Patensie". Gamtoos Tourism. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Patensie". Census 2011.
- ^ a b "Cacadu Region". Revealed.co.za. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Patensie.
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