Morgan's Bay
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Morgans Bay af: Morganbaai |
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Morgans Bay
Morgans Bay
Morgans Bay shown within Eastern Cape
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| Coordinates: 32°42′14″S 28°20′10″E / 32.704°S 28.336°ECoordinates: 32°42′14″S 28°20′10″E / 32.704°S 28.336°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Great Kei |
| Established | 1822 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.36 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 321 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 47.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 47.2% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 47.9% |
| • English | 40.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Postal code (street) | 5292 |
| PO box | n/a |
Morgans Bay is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The holiday village of Morgans Bay was given its current name in 1822, when it was named after A.F. Morgan, the master of the Barracouta, a survey ship of the Royal Navy. The ship was part of an expedition under Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen, sent out by the British Admiralty to survey the coast from Maputo to the mouth of the Keiskamma River. The nearby Bead Beach (Treasure Beach) is the site of a 16th-century Portuguese shipwreck.
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