Aston Bay is a suburb of Jeffreys Bay in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It incorporates Marina Martinique, a large residential marina.
Aston Bay | |
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![]() Marina Martinique, Aston Bay | |
Coordinates: 34°04′41″S 24°54′36″E / 34.078°S 24.910°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | Sarah Baartman |
Municipality | Kouga |
Area | |
• Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 792 |
• Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.9% |
• Coloured | 2.8% |
• White | 94.2% |
• Other | 0.1% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 69.3% |
• English | 27.6% |
• Xhosa | 1.0% |
• Other | 2.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6332 |
PO box | 6332 |
It is situated about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Port Elizabeth.
It was established as a fishing village in the 1850s.[2]