Kasouga

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Kasouga
Kasouga
 Kasouga shown within South Africa
Coordinates: 33°38′49″S 26°44′10″E / 33.647°S 26.736°E / -33.647; 26.736Coordinates: 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 Cacadu
Municipality Ndlambe
Area[1]
  Total 1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 39
  Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 5.1%
  White 94.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
  English 92.3%
  Afrikaans 5.1%
  Other 2.6%

Kasouga or Kasuka is a town in Cacadu 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.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Kasouga". Census 2011. 
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 243. Retrieved 28 August 2013. 
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