Ramsgate, South Africa
Ramsgate | |
|---|---|
Ramsgate Main Beach | |
Ramsgate Ramsgate | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′56″S 30°21′20″E / 30.88222°S 30.35556°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| District | Ugu |
| Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
| Main Place | Margate |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,080 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 41.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
| • White | 54.0% |
| • Other | 0.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 46.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 20.6% |
| • Zulu | 16.8% |
| • Xhosa | 13.3% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 4275 |
| Area code | 039 |
| Website | ramsgatevillage |
Ramsgate is a village on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, just southwest of Margate. Ramsgate is located on the mouth of a river known by the Zulu name Bilanhlolo ("the marvellous boiler") for the bubbles caused by strong currents making it look like the water is boiling. In 1922, there was only one person living there, Paul Buck, a painter and violin maker and he called the place Blue Lagoon.