Suurbraak information

Suurbraak

"Xairu" (A place called Paradise)
Suurbraak "Xairu" (A place called Paradise)
	Suurbraak Mission
	Suurbraak Suurbraak
	Coordinates: 34°01′S 20°39′E / 34.017°S 20.650°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Swellendam
Established	1812
Government
• Councillor	Heinrich Hartnick
Area
• Total	46.11 km2 (17.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,252
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	3.2%
• Coloured	93.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	2.6%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	95.9%
• English	3.3%
• Other	0.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6743
PO box	6743
Area code	028

Suurbraak is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

The village was established in 1812, when the London Missionary Society established a mission station to serve the Attaqua Khoikhoi.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Suurbraak". Census 2011.
^ Sandra Olivier (2005). Touring in South Africa. Struik. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-77007-142-1. Retrieved 2013-09-09.

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Suurbraak "Xairu" (A place called Paradise)
Suurbraak Mission
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Coordinates: 34°01′S 20°39′E / 34.017°S 20.650°E / -34.017; 20.650
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Swellendam
Established	1812
Government
• Councillor	Heinrich Hartnick
Area ^[1]
• Total	46.11 km² (17.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	2,252
• Density	49/km² (130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[1]
• Black African	3.2%
• Coloured	93.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	2.6%
• Other	0.4%
First languages (2011) ^[1]
• Afrikaans	95.9%
• English	3.3%
• Other	0.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	6743
PO box	6743
Area code	028