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Jongensfontein | |
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Coordinates: 34°26′S21°20′E / 34.433°S 21.333°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Hessequa |
Area | |
• Total | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 355 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 3.4% |
• Coloured | 2.8% |
• White | 93.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 92.9% |
• English | 5.1% |
• Tswana | 1.2% |
• Other | 0.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Jongensfontein (also Groot-Jongensfontein) is a coastal settlement in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Hessequa Municipality, known before 24 June 2005 as Langeberg Municipality, is a local municipality within the Garden Route District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is flanked by the lower Breede River to the west and the Gourits River to the east. As of 2011, the population was 52,642. Its municipality code is WC042. The name Hessequa, meaning "people of the trees", refers to the indigenous Khoikhoi people.