Ebenhaeser

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
31°35′8″S 18°14′39″E / 31.58556°S 18.24417°E / -31.58556; 18.24417CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictWest CoastMunicipalityMatzikamaArea • Total0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,305 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African0.3% • Coloured99.2% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White0.2%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans97.5% • English2.0% • Other0.5%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box
8149

Ebenhaeser is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

A mission station of the Rhenish Missionary Society at the mouth of the Olifants River in the former Vanrhynsdorp district was established here by a German named Wurmb in 1831. The name, a version of Ebenezer, is of biblical origin (1 Sam. 7:12) and means 'stone of help'.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Ebenhaeser". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 151. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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