Kidd's Beach

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Kidd's Beach
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Kidd's Beach
Coordinates: 33°09′00″S27°41′42″E / 33.150°S 27.695°E / -33.150; 27.695 Coordinates: 33°09′00″S27°41′42″E / 33.150°S 27.695°E / -33.150; 27.695
Country South Africa
Province Eastern Cape
Municipality Buffalo City
Area
[1]
  Total2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total499
  Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 22.2%
   Coloured 1.2%
   White 75.4%
  Other1.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 63.7%
   Xhosa 19.8%
   Afrikaans 14.2%
   Sotho 1.4%
  Other0.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
5264
PO box
5264
Area code 043

Kidd's Beach is a small coastal resort town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa situated on the Mkhanzi River about 28 kilometres from East London, South Africa. [2] The name "Mkhanzi" is derived from the Xhosa word "umkhanzi", which means "bulrush", or Typha capensis . [3] Kidd's Beach was named after Charles Kidd, who was the mayor of nearby King William's Town in the 1860s. [4]

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References

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  2. "4x4 near Kidd's Beach". Nightjar Travel. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. Mini, B.M. & Tshabe, S.L. (eds). 2003. The Greater Dictionary of IsiXhosa. Volume 2. Alice: University of Fort Hare. p. 50.
  4. "R347, Places, Regional Routes, Main Routes". SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.