Jacobsbaai

Summary

Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai is located in Western Cape
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai is located in South Africa
Jacobsbaai
Jacobsbaai
Coordinates: 32°58′0″S 17°53′25″E / 32.96667°S 17.89028°E / -32.96667; 17.89028
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySaldanha Bay
Area
 • Total3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total416
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African0.5%
 • Coloured3.4%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White95.2%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans87.2%
 • English11.8%
 • Other1.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Jacobsbaai was founded as a small town on the farmland registered as 109 Jacobsbaai. The name is said to have come from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a colonial trader in the West Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named after him, and Jacobsbaai has a street called Titius. Another explanation for the name is that the English king entrusted the piece of land to a local known as ‘Jacob', a chief of the Gonneman Hottentots.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Jacobsbaai". Census 2011.