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Buffeljagsrivier is a small town in the Swellendam Local Municipality in the Western Cape of South Africa. The town gets its name from the Buffeljags River. The town is about 7 km east of Swellendam and 13 km south-west of Suurbraak.
Buffeljagsrivier | |
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![]() View of the town | |
Coordinates: 34°02′52″S 20°31′29″E / 34.04778°S 20.52472°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Overberg |
Municipality | Swellendam |
Named for | Buffeljags River |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,439 |
Racial Makeup (2011) | |
• Coloured | 92.4% |
• Black African | 5.5% |
• White | 1.5% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First Languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 94.5% |
• English | 1.7% |
• Xhosa | 1.5% |
• Other | 2.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
As of 2011, the town's population was 1,439 people living in 355 households.[1]
References
edit- ^ Firth, Adrian (2011). "Buffelsjagrivier in 2011 Census".