Jacobsbaai
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
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Jacobsbaai is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
CountrySouth Africa
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| Coordinates: 32°58′0″S 17°53′25″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 416 |
| • Density | 121/km2 (314/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 0.5% |
| • Coloured | 3.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% |
| • White | 95.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 87.2% |
| • English | 11.8% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Jacobsbaai was founded as a small town on the farmland registered as 109 Jacobsbaai. The name is said to have come from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a colonial trader in the West Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named after him, and Jacobsbaai has a street called Titius. Another explanation for the name is that the English king entrusted the piece of land to a local known as ‘Jacob', a chief of the Gonneman Hottentots.
Jacobsbaai advertising effort in 1993
Advertisement placed in 1995
