Port Beaufort

Port Beaufort

Barry Church, Port Beaufort
Port Beaufort

 Port Beaufort shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 34°23′45″S 20°49′25″E / 34.39583°S 20.82361°E / -34.39583; 20.82361Coordinates: 34°23′45″S 20°49′25″E / 34.39583°S 20.82361°E / -34.39583; 20.82361
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Eden
Municipality Hessequa
Area[1]
 • Total 2.71 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 321
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 9.7%
 • Coloured 2.2%
 • White 87.2%
 • Other 0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 72.3%
 • English 26.0%
 • Other 1.6%

Port Beaufort is a settlement in Eden District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Seaside resort, formerly also a harbour, on the north bank of the Breede River estuary. The settlement was named after Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort, the father of Lord Charles Somerset.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Port Beaufort". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Raper, R.E. Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa).
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