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.
Buffelsbaai | |
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 Buffelsbaai from the air | |
  Buffelsbaai  Buffelsbaai | |
| Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°58′E / 34.083°S 22.967°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Garden Route |
| Municipality | Knysna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 71 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 1.4% |
| • Coloured | 71.8% |
| • White | 26.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 100.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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
edit- ^ a b c d "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "Kiani Satu sinks off Knysna". News24. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Kiani Satu afloat after stalling". eNCA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.