Kasouga

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Kasouga
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Kasouga
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Kasouga
Coordinates: 33°38′49″S26°44′10″E / 33.647°S 26.736°E / -33.647; 26.736
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
District Sarah Baartman
Municipality Ndlambe
Area
[1]
  Total
1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
39
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 5.1%
   White 94.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 92.3%
   Afrikaans 5.1%
  Other2.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Kasouga or Kasuka is a small village in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

Settlement some 10 km north-east of Kenton-on-Sea, near the mouth of the Kasuka River. The name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'place of many leopards'. The river name "Kasuka" is a Xhosa adaptation of the word, and has the same meaning. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Kasouga". Census 2011.
  2. Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 243. Retrieved 28 August 2013.