Buffeljagsrivier

Buffeljagsrivier
View of the town
View of the town
Buffeljagsrivier is located in Western Cape
Buffeljagsrivier
Buffeljagsrivier
Buffeljagsrivier is located in South Africa
Buffeljagsrivier
Buffeljagsrivier
Coordinates: 34°02′52″S 20°31′29″E / 34.04778°S 20.52472°E / -34.04778; 20.52472
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalitySwellendam
Named forBuffeljags River
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,439
Racial Makeup (2011)
 • Coloured92.4%
 • Black African5.5%
 • White1.5%
 • Other0.6%
First Languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans94.5%
 • English1.7%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Buffeljagsrivier is a small town in the Swellendam Local Municipality in the Western Cape of South Africa. The town gets its name from the Buffeljags River. The town is about 7 km east of Swellendam and 13 km south-west of Suurbraak.

As of 2011, the town's population was 1,439 people living in 355 households.[1]

References

  1. ^ Firth, Adrian (2011). "Buffelsjagrivier in 2011 Census".