Kayser's Beach

Kayser's Beach
Kayser's Beach

 Kayser's Beach shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 33°12′26″S 27°36′37″E / 33.20722°S 27.61028°ECoordinates: 33°12′26″S 27°36′37″E / 33.20722°S 27.61028°E
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Buffalo City
Area[1]
 • Total 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 697
 • Density 300/km2 (760/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 45.3%
 • Coloured 1.0%
 • White 53.6%
 • Other 0.1%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 45.0%
 • Xhosa 40.9%
 • Afrikaans 12.2%
 • Sign language 1.0%
 • Other 0.9%

Kayser's Beach is a small village on the shore of the Indian Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of East London in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. According to the census of 2001 it had 351 inhabitants.

On 13 March 1967, the South African Airways Flight 406 crashed into the sea at Kayser's Beach, resulting in the loss of 25 lives.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Kayser's Beach". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "The SAA Rietbok crashes into the sea at Kayser's Beach near East London, with the loss of twenty-five lives". South African History Online. Retrieved 3 January 2014.