Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
34°05′S 22°58′E / 34.083°S 22.967°E / -34.083; 22.967CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictGarden RouteMunicipalityKnysnaArea • Total0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total71 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African1.4% • Coloured71.8% • White26.8%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans100.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside village 20 kilometres [2] from Knysna in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village is named after Buffelsbaai which stretches east of the village. It is a popular vacation destination with a small waterfront with stores.

The cargo ship Kiani Satu, travelling from Hong Kong to Ghana with a shipment of rice, ran aground and sank off the coast of the town in August 2013. Leaked oil from the vessel threatened the nearby Goukamma Nature Reserve; 217 birds were cleaned by SANCCOB after the spill.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Google Maps".
  3. ^ "Kiani Satu sinks off Knysna". News24. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Kiani Satu afloat after stalling". eNCA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: George
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Garden Route District within South Africa
Garden Route District within South Africa
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