Mazeppa Bay
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| Mazeppa Bay | |
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  Mazeppa Bay Mazeppa Bay shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 32°28′41″S 28°39′04″E / 32.478°S 28.651°ECoordinates: 32°28′41″S 28°39′04″E / 32.478°S 28.651°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Mnquma |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 111 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 57.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • White | 36.0% |
| • Other | 4.5% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Xhosa | 56.0% |
| • English | 28.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 14.0% |
| • Tswana | 2.0% |
| PO box | 4960 |
Mazeppa Bay is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Holiday resort on the Wild Coast, 175km north-east of East London. Named after the schooner Mazeppa which took the surviving Voortrekkers of Louis Trichardt’s party from Delagoa Bay to Port Natal in 1839.[2]
Mazeppa Bay is known for it's fishing and was featured in episode three of the first season of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Mazeppa Bay". Census 2011.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 303.
- ↑ "Season 1, Episode 3". Extreme Fishing with Robson Green Episode Guide. tvguide.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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