Main Place

Plettenberg Bay

Quick Fact ......
  • 6,475

  • 2,337

  • 42,5%

  • 95%

  • 98,6%

  • 92,3%

Plettenberg Bay was named after the bay, which in turn takes its name frm Joachim van Plettenberg, who was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1774 to 1785. (GPS coordinates: 34.0698 S, 23.3428 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population6,475
Young (0-14)13,6%
Working Age (15-64)62%
Elderly (65+)24,4%
Dependency ratio61,2
Sex ratio90,4
Population density184 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+0,7%
Higher education aged 20+42,5%
Matric aged 20+39,7%
Number of households2,337
Average household size2,2
Female headed households32,2%
Formal dwellings97,9%
Housing owned/paying off61,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage92,3%
Weekly refuse removal92,9%
Piped water inside dwelling95%
Electricity for lighting98,6%

Place names

Bitou Municipality