Ebenhaeser

Ebenhaeser is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Ebenhaeser
Ebenhaeser
Ebenhaeser
Coordinates: 31°35′8″S 18°14′39″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityMatzikama
Area
  Total0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,305
  Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African0.3%
  Coloured99.2%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White0.2%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans97.5%
  English2.0%
  Other0.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8149

A mission station of the Rhenish Missionary Society at the mouth of the Olifants River in the former Vanrhynsdorp district was established here by a German named Wurmb in 1831. The name, a version of Ebenezer, is of biblical origin (1 Sam. 7:12) and means 'stone of help'.

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