Ebenhaeser

Ebenhaeser
Ebenhaeser

 Ebenhaeser shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 31°35′8″S 18°14′39″E / 31.58556°S 18.24417°ECoordinates: 31°35′8″S 18°14′39″E / 31.58556°S 18.24417°E
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District West Coast
Municipality Matzikama
Area[1]
 • Total 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,305
 • Density 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 0.3%
 • Coloured 99.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.4%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 97.5%
 • English 2.0%
 • Other 0.5%
PO box 8149

Ebenhaeser is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

A mission station of the Rhenish Missionary Society at the mouth of the Olifants River in the former Vanrhynsdorp district was established here by a German named Wurmb in 1831. The name, a version of Ebenezer, is of biblical origin (1 Sam. 7:12) and means 'stone of help'.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Ebenhaeser". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 151. Retrieved 28 August 2013.