Skipskop

Skipskop
Skipskop is located in Western Cape
Skipskop
Skipskop
Skipskop is located in South Africa
Skipskop
Skipskop
Coordinates: 34°31′44″S 20°25′23″E / 34.529°S 20.423°E / -34.529; 20.423
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalityCape Agulhas
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total
55
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
[1]
 • Coloured38.2%
 • White61.8%
First languages (2001)
[1]
 • Afrikaans83.6%
 • English16.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Skipskop is a town in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village west of Arniston (Waenhuiskrans). Afrikaans for ‘ships’ cliff’, it was so named after the number of ships wrecked there.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Skipskop". Census 2001.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 407.