Infanta, South Africa
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
34°25′S 20°51′E / 34.417°S 20.850°E / -34.417; 20.850[1]
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Infanta is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Seaside resort at the estuary of the Breede River, at St Sebastian Bay, some 80 km south-east of Swellendam. Takes its name from Cape Infanta several kilometres to the south, and from its situation on the Breede River.[2] The cape was in turn named after captain João Infante, who commanded one of Bartolomeu Dias's caravels.
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Infanta". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter Edmund (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Johannesburg: Human Science Research Council. p. 223. (public domain)
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Municipalities and communities of Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: Bredasdorp