Kayser's Beach

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Kayser's Beach
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Kayser's Beach
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Kayser's Beach
Coordinates: 33°12′26″S27°36′37″E / 33.20722°S 27.61028°E / -33.20722; 27.61028 Coordinates: 33°12′26″S27°36′37″E / 33.20722°S 27.61028°E / -33.20722; 27.61028
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Buffalo City
Area
[1]
  Total2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total697
  Density300/km2 (760/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 45.3%
   Coloured 1.0%
   White 53.6%
  Other0.1%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 45.0%
   Xhosa 40.9%
   Afrikaans 12.2%
   Sign language 1.0%
  Other0.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Kayser's Beach is a small village on the shore of the Indian Ocean, 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of East London in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. According to the census of 2011 it had 697 inhabitants.

On 13 March 1967, the South African Airways Flight 406 crashed into the sea at Kayser's Beach, resulting in the loss of 25 lives. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Kayser's Beach". Census 2011.
  2. "The SAA Rietbok crashes into the sea at Kayser's Beach near East London, with the loss of twenty-five lives". South African History Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.