Kleinzee | |
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  Kleinzee  Kleinzee | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′40″S 17°04′12″E / 29.67778°S 17.07000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Nama Khoi - de Beers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 18.1% |
| • Coloured | 61.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 17.9% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 89.9% |
| • English | 5.7% |
| • Xhosa | 2.1% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8282 |
| Area code | 027 |
Kleinzee (IPA: klˈe͡ɪnzi) is a small village on the west coast of Northern Cape province, South Africa, located at the mouth of the Buffels River and just south of Grootmis. It is 72 km southeast of Port Nolloth and 105 km west of Springbok. Previously a closed company town, it was known for its diamond-mining operations until the 2000s.
The Buffels River "flows" through Kleinzee, but most of the time it is just a dry river bed, and only flows with heavy rainfall, approximately once every several years. Bounded by semidesert on three sides and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Kleinzee has a significant underground water table.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kleinzee". Census 2011.