Kidd's Beach

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]

Kidd's Beach
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Coordinates: 33°09′00″S 27°41′42″E / 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

References

1. "Main Place Kidd's Beach". Census 2011.
2. "4x4 near Kidd's Beach". Nightjar Travel. 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. . SA Travel Directory. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2013.