Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kasouga | |
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Coordinates: 33°38′49″S 26°44′10″E / 33.647°S 26.736°E / -33.647; 26.736 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Ndlambe |
Area | |
• Total | 1.51 km (0.58 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 39 |
• Density | 26/km (67/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 5.1% |
• White | 94.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 92.3% |
• Afrikaans | 5.1% |
• Other | 2.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Kasouga or Kasuka is a small village in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement some 10 km north-east of Kenton-on-Sea, near the mouth of the Kasuka River. The name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'place of many leopards'. The river name "Kasuka" is a Xhosa adaptation of the word, and has the same meaning.
References
- ^ "Main Place Kasouga". Census 2011.
- Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 243. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) | ||
Blue Crane Route | ||
Dr Beyers Naudé | ||
Kouga | ||
Kou-Kamma | ||
Makana |
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Ndlambe | ||
Sunday's River Valley |