Knysna
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Knysna (/ˈnaɪznə/) is a town with 76,150 inhabitants (2019 mid-year estimates) in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the destinations on the loosely defined Garden Route tourist route. It is situated 60 kilometres east of the city of George on the N2 highway, and 33 kilometres west of the Plettenberg Bay on the same road.
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Knysna
Nysna, in Afrikaans orthography | |
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Motto(s): Concilio et Prudentia (Latin:With Co-operation and Prudence) | |
Coordinates: 34°02′08″S 23°02′56″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | Garden Route |
Municipality | Knysna |
Established | 1871[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 76,150 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 42.8% |
• Coloured | 36.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
• White | 18.3% |
• Other | 1.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 45.6% |
• Xhosa | 34.4% |
• English | 14.7% |
• Other | 5.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6570 |
PO box | 6570 |
Area code | 044 |
Website | http://www.knysna.gov.za/ |
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