Coldstream, South Africa

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Coldstream is a village in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Coldstream
Coldstream is located in Eastern Cape
Coldstream
Coldstream
Coldstream is located in South Africa
Coldstream
Coldstream
Coordinates: 33°57′47″S 23°42′54″E / 33.963°S 23.715°E / -33.963; 23.715
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictSarah Baartman
MunicipalityKou-Kamma
Area
 • Total2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,657
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African33.0%
 • Coloured62.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White4.0%
 • Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans72.4%
 • Xhosa22.7%
 • English2.9%
 • Other2.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
6311

The village lies east of Plettenberg Bay on the Tsitsikamma coast. The area is famous for a burial stone excavated here in 1910, depicting a prehistoric artist holding brush-feather and palette, indicating that rock paintings were being executed in South Africa some 2,000 years ago. Said to be named after a cold stream flowing past.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Coldstream". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 119.