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Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
Kidd's Beach
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Coordinates: 33°09′00″S 27°41′42″E / 33.150°S 27.695°E / -33.150; 27.695
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
MunicipalityBuffalo City
Area
 • Total2.13 km (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 • Total499
 • Density230/km (610/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African22.2%
 • Coloured1.2%
 • White75.4%
 • Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
 • English63.7%
 • Xhosa19.8%
 • Afrikaans14.2%
 • Sotho1.4%
 • Other0.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)5264
PO box5264
Area code043

Kidd's Beach is a small coastal resort town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa situated on the Mkhanzi River about 28 kilometres from East London, South Africa. The name "Mkhanzi" is derived from the Xhosa word "umkhanzi", which means "bulrush", or Typha capensis. Kidd's Beach was named after Charles Kidd, who was the mayor of nearby King William's Town in the 1860s.

References

  1. ^ "Main Place Kidd's Beach". Census 2011.
  2. "4x4 near Kidd's Beach". Nightjar Travel. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. Mini, B.M. & Tshabe, S.L. (eds). 2003. The Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa. Volume 2. Alice: University of Fort Hare. p. 50.
  4. "R347, Places, Regional Routes, Main Routes". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
Communities of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape
Seat: East London
Cities and towns
Buffalo City within South Africa
Buffalo City within South Africa


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