Coerney

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°27′26″S 25°43′21″E / 33.4573°S 25.7225°E / -33.4573; 25.7225CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeDistrictSarah BaartmanMunicipalitySundays River ValleyEstablished1752Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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]

References

  1. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 119. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape
District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
Blue Crane Route
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Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
Sarah Baartman District within South Africa
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Sunday's River Valley