Karatara

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

33°54′00″S 22°48′58″E / 33.9°S 22.816°E / -33.9; 22.816CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictGarden RouteMunicipalityKnysnaArea

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• Total5.82 km² (2.25 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total880 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African2.8% • Coloured56.5% • White40.1% • Other0.6%First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans95.1% • English2.5% • Other2.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)

6580

PO box

6580

Area code044

Karatara is a town in Knysna Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Settlement and forestry station on the Karatara River which flows southwards into Swartvlei. It is situated 5 km west of Barrington and some 40 km northwest of Knysna. It was founded in 1941. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and probably means 'horse hill', after a hillock to the north. Previously the Karatara River was known as the Tsao or Witterivier.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Karatara". Census 2011.
^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 241. Retrieved 28 August 2013.