Infanta, Western Cape

Infanta

The village of Infanta
Infanta
Infanta
Infanta

 Infanta shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 34°25′S 20°51′E / 34.417°S 20.850°E / -34.417; 20.850Coordinates: 34°25′S 20°51′E / 34.417°S 20.850°E / -34.417; 20.850
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Overberg
Municipality Swellendam
Area[1]
 • Total 20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 90
 • Density 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 8.9%
 • Coloured 21.1%
 • White 70.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 50.0%
 • English 46.7%
 • S. Ndebele 1.1%
 • Sotho 1.1%
 • Other 1.1%

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

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 probably named after captain João Infante, who commanded one of Bartolomeu Dias's caravels.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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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