Chintsa

Chintsa
Chintsa
Chintsa  Chintsa shown within Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 32°49′S 28°6′E / 32.817°S 28.100°ECoordinates: 32°49′S 28°6′E / 32.817°S 28.100°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Great Kei
Area[1]
• Total	4.10 km^2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,740
• Density	420/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	83.8%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	14.5%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Xhosa	81.4%
• English	12.1%
• Afrikaans	4.3%
• Other	2.3%

Chintsa (formerly Cintsa)^[2] is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It is situated 38 km north-east from East London,^[3] at the mouth of the Cintsa river.

There are two resort areas catering to tourists interested in sea fishing to the east and west of the river.^[4]

The village is in Xhosa country. It has a laid-back atmosphere with low-cost accommodation and unspoilt white sand beaches in Chintsa East, backed by forested dunes, lagoons and rivers.^[5][6]

References

1. "Main Place Chintsa". Census 2011.
2. Jenkins, Elwyn (2007), Falling into place: the story of modern South African place names, David Philip Publishers, p. 75
3. "Cintsa South Africa". drakensberg-tourism.com. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
4. Ivor Whibley (2003). The South African Fisherman. Struik. p. 122. ISBN 1-86872-802-1.
5. Mary Fitzpatrick, Kate Armstrong (2006). South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 1-74059-970-5.
6. Tony Pinchuck, Barbara McCrea, Donald Reid (2002). Rough guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland. Rough Guides. p. 421. ISBN 1-85828-853-3.