Chintsa

Chintsa (Xhosa for "crumbling banks"), alternatively rendered Cintsa,^[2] is a village in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It is situated 38 km north-east of East London^[3] and 10 km north of Gonubie, at the mouth of the Chintsa River.

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Coordinates: 32°49′S 28°6′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Amathole
Municipality	Great Kei
Area [1]
• Total	4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,740
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	83.8%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	14.5%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	81.4%
• English	12.1%
• Afrikaans	4.3%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

There are two resort areas catering to tourists interested in sea fishing to the east and west of the river.^[4]

The village is in Xhosa country. It has a laid-back atmosphere with low-cost accommodation and unspoilt white sand beaches in Chintsa East, backed by forested dunes, lagoons and rivers.^[5][6]