Karatara

Karatara is a town in Knysna Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Karatara
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Coordinates: 33.9°S 22.816°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Garden Route
Municipality	Knysna
Area [1]
• Total	5.82 km^2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	880
• Density	150/km^2 (390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	2.8%
• Coloured	56.5%
• White	40.1%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	95.1%
• English	2.5%
• Other	2.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6580
PO box	6580
Area code	044

Settlement and forestry station on the Karatara River which flows southwards into Swartvlei. It is situated 5 km west of Barrington and some 40 km northwest of Knysna. It was founded in 1941. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and probably means 'horse hill', after a hillock to the north. Previously the Karatara River was known as the Tsao or Witterivier.[2]

References

1. "Main Place Karatara". Census 2011.
2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 241. Retrieved 28 August 2013.