Coerney

Coerney
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Coordinates: 33°27′32″S 25°43′26″E / 33.4588°S 25.724°E / -33.4588; 25.724Coordinates: 33°27′32″S 25°43′26″E / 33.4588°S 25.724°E / -33.4588; 25.724
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Sundays River Valley

Coerney is a river and railway station 64 km north of Port Elizabeth, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Recorded as early as 1752 (journal of A F Beutler), the name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'narrow (not "small") forest'. Formerly also known as Hoender Craal, from Dutch parelhoender, 'guinea-fowl'.^[1]

References

↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 119. Retrieved 28 August 2013.

Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Port Elizabeth
Blue Crane Route	Cookhouse Kommadagga Middleton Pearston Somerset East
Dr Beyers Naudé	Aberdeen Adendorp Graaff-Reinet Jansenville Klipplaat Kendrew Nieu-Bethesda Rietbron Steytlerville Willowmore
Kouga	Aston Bay Cape St. Francis Hankey Humansdorp Jeffreys Bay Kruisfontein Loerie Oyster Bay Paradise Beach Patensie St Francis Bay Thornhill
Kou-Kamma	Clarkson Coldstream Joubertina Kareedouw Krakeel River Louterwater Misgund Stormsrivier Thornham Tweeriviere
Makana	Alicedale Grahamstown Riebeek East Salem
Ndlambe	Alexandria Bathurst Boesmansriviermond Boknesstrand Cannon Rocks Cuylerville Kasouga Kenton-on-Sea Port Alfred Seafield Southwell Trappe's Valley
Sunday's River Valley	Addo Coerney Enon Kirkwood Paterson

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