Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai

The Buffelsbaai beach
Buffelsbaai

 Buffelsbaai shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°58′E / 34.083°S 22.967°E / -34.083; 22.967Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°58′E / 34.083°S 22.967°E / -34.083; 22.967
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Eden
Municipality Knysna
Area[1]
 • Total 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 71
 • Density 87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 1.4%
 • Coloured 71.8%
 • White 26.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 100.0%

Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside town 20 kilometers [2] from Knysna in the Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ https://maps.google.co.za/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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