Ebenhaeser

Ebenhaeser is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Ebenhaeser
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Coordinates: 31°35′8″S 18°14′39″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area [1]
• Total	0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,305
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	0.3%
• Coloured	99.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	97.5%
• English	2.0%
• Other	0.5%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8149

A mission station of the Rhenish Missionary Society at the mouth of the Olifants River in the former Vanrhynsdorp district was established here by a German named Wurmb in 1831. The name, a version of Ebenezer, is of biblical origin (1 Sam. 7:12) and means 'stone of help'.^[2]