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Infanta, South Africa

Coordinates: 34°25′S 20°51′E / 34.417°S 20.850°E / -34.417; 20.850
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Infanta
The village of Infanta
The village of Infanta
Infanta is located in Western Cape
Infanta
Infanta
Infanta is located in South Africa
Infanta
Infanta
Coordinates: 34°25′S 20°51′E / 34.417°S 20.850°E / -34.417; 20.850
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalitySwellendam
Area
 • Total20.45 km2 (7.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total90
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African8.9%
 • Coloured21.1%
 • White70.0%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans50.0%
 • English46.7%
 • S. Ndebele1.1%
 • Sotho1.1%
 • Other1.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Infanta is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Seaside resort at the estuary of the Breede River, at St Sebastian Bay, some 80 km south-east of Swellendam. Takes its name from Cape Infanta several kilometres to the south, and from its situation on the Breede River.[2] The cape was in turn named after captain João Infante, who commanded one of Bartolomeu Dias's caravels.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Infanta". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter Edmund (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Johannesburg: Human Science Research Council. p. 223. (public domain)