Coerney

Coerney is a river and railway station 64 km north of Gqeberha, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Recorded as early as 1752 (in a journal of A.F. Beutler), the name is derived from Khoekhoen and means 'narrow (not "small") forest'. Formerly also known as Hoender Craal, from Dutch parelhoender, 'guinea-fowl'.^[1]

CountrySouth Africa

Established1752

Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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Coerney
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Coordinates: 33.4573°S 25.7225°E / -33.4573; 25.7225
Country	South Africa
Province	Eastern Cape
District	Sarah Baartman
Municipality	Sundays River Valley
Established	1752
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

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