Kidd's Beach

Kidd's Beach
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Coordinates: 33.150°S 27.695°E / -33.150; 27.695
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
Municipality	Buffalo City
Area [1]
• Total	2.13 km^2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	499
• Density	230/km^2 (610/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	22.2%
• Coloured	1.2%
• White	75.4%
• Other	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	63.7%
• Xhosa	19.8%
• Afrikaans	14.2%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Other	0.8%
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]

References

1. "Main Place Kidd's Beach". Census 2011.
2. "4x4 near Kidd's Beach". Nightjar Travel. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. 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.