Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai

Buffelsbaai
Buffelsbaai from the air
Buffelsbaai from the air
Buffelsbaai is located in Western Cape
Buffelsbaai
Buffelsbaai
Buffelsbaai is located in South Africa
Buffelsbaai
Buffelsbaai
Coordinates: 34°05′S 22°58′E / 34.083°S 22.967°E / -34.083; 22.967
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictGarden Route
MunicipalityKnysna
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
71
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African1.4%
 • Coloured71.8%
 • White26.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Afrikaans100.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside village 20 kilometres [2] from Knysna in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village is named after Buffelsbaai which stretches east of the village. It is a popular vacation destination with a small waterfront with stores.

The cargo ship Kiani Satu, travelling from Hong Kong to Ghana with a shipment of rice, ran aground and sank off the coast of the town in August 2013. Leaked oil from the vessel threatened the nearby Goukamma Nature Reserve; 217 birds were cleaned by SANCCOB after the spill.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Google Maps".
  3. ^ "Kiani Satu sinks off Knysna". News24. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Kiani Satu afloat after stalling". eNCA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.