Coffee Bay
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Coffee Bay (Afrikaans: Koffiebaai) is a town on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is located about 250 kilometres south-west of the city of Durban[2] and has a population of 258 people.[3]
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Coffee Bay
Koffiebaai | |
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Coordinates: 31°59′10″S 29°08′50″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
District | O.R. Tambo |
Municipality | King Sabata Dalindyebo |
Area | |
• Total | 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 258 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 73.0% |
• Coloured | 3.5% |
• White | 20.8% |
• Other | 2.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 65.5% |
• English | 22.9% |
• Afrikaans | 7.4% |
• Other | 4.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 5082 |
Area code | 047 |
Website | www.coffeebay.co.za |
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The town is named after the hundreds of coffee trees which grew from beans either scattered by a shipwreck or by plunderers.[4] A holiday resort in Tembuland is located 80 km south-east of Viedgesville. It can be reached via a turn-off from the N2 highway.
The Mthatha River has its mouth near Coffee Bay.[5]