Jacobsbaai

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
32°58′0″S 17°53′25″E / 32.96667°S 17.89028°E / -32.96667; 17.89028CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictWest CoastMunicipalitySaldanha BayArea • Total3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total416 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African0.5% • Coloured3.4% • Indian/Asian1.0% • White95.2%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans87.2% • English11.8% • Other1.0%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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

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
    Jacobsbaai advertising effort in 1993
  • Advertisement placed in 1995
    Advertisement placed in 1995

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Jacobsbaai". Census 2011.