Infanta, Western Cape

Infanta is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Infanta
The village of Infanta
Infanta
Infanta
Coordinates: 34°25′S 20°51′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalitySwellendam
Area
  Total20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total90
  Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African8.9%
  Coloured21.1%
  White70.0%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans50.0%
  English46.7%
  S. Ndebele1.1%
  Sotho1.1%
  Other1.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Seaside resort at the estuary of the Breede River, at St Sebastian Bay, some 80 km south-east of Swellendam. Takes its name from Cape Infanta several kilometres to the south, and from its situation on the Breede River.[2] The cape was in turn named after captain João Infante, who commanded one of Bartolomeu Dias's caravels.

References

  1. "Main Place Infanta". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter Edmund (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Johannesburg: Human Science Research Council. p. 223. (public domain)
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