Karatara
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
33°54′00″S 22°48′58″E / 33.9°S 22.816°E / -33.9; 22.816[1]
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Karatara is a town in Knysna Local Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Settlement and forestry station on the Karatara River which flows southwards into Swartvlei. It is situated 5 km west of Barrington and some 40 km northwest of Knysna. It was founded in 1941. The name is of Khoekhoen origin and probably means 'horse hill', after a hillock to the north. Previously the Karatara River was known as the Tsao or Witterivier.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Karatara". Census 2011.
- ^ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 241. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape
District seat: George
- Boggomsbaai
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- Danabaai
- Friemersheim
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- Little Brak River
- Mossel Bay
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