Aston Bay, South Africa
Aston Bay is a suburb of Jeffreys Bay in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It incorporates Marina Martinique, a large residential marina.
Aston Bay | |
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 Marina Martinique, Aston Bay | |
  Aston Bay  Aston Bay | |
| Coordinates: 34.078°S 24.910°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Eastern Cape |
| District | Sarah Baartman |
| Municipality | Kouga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 2.9% |
| • Coloured | 2.8% |
| • White | 94.2% |
| • Other | 0.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 69.3% |
| • English | 27.6% |
| • Xhosa | 1.0% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 6332 |
| PO box | 6332 |
It is situated about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Port Elizabeth.
It was etablished as a fishing village in the 1850s.[2]
References
Municipalities and communities of Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape | ||
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District seat: Port Elizabeth | ||
| Blue Crane Route | .svg.png.webp) Sarah Baartman District within South Africa | |
| Dr Beyers Naudé | ||
| Kouga | ||
| Kou-Kamma | ||
| Makana | ||
| Ndlambe | ||
| Sunday's River Valley | ||
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