Jacobsbaai

Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Coordinates: 32°58′0″S 17°53′25″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySaldanha Bay
Area
  Total3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total416
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African0.5%
  Coloured3.4%
  Indian/Asian1.0%
  White95.2%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans87.2%
  English11.8%
  Other1.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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'.

References

  1. "Main Place Jacobsbaai". Census 2011.
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