Coldstream, Eastern Cape

Coldstream
Coldstream

 Coldstream shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 33°57′47″S 23°42′54″E / 33.963°S 23.715°ECoordinates: 33°57′47″S 23°42′54″E / 33.963°S 23.715°E
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Cacadu
Municipality Kou-Kamma
Area[1]
 • Total 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,657
 • Density 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 33.0%
 • Coloured 62.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 4.0%
 • Other 0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 72.4%
 • Xhosa 22.7%
 • English 2.9%
 • Other 2.0%
PO box 6311

Coldstream is a town in Cacadu District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Village east of Plettenberg Bay on the Tsitsikamma coast. Famous for a burial stone excavated nearby in 1910, depicting a prehistoric artist holding brush-feather and palette, indicating that rock paintings were being executed in South Africa some 2,000 years ago. Said to be named after a cold stream flowing past.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Coldstream". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 119.