Skipskop

Place in Western Cape, South Africa
34°31′44″S 20°25′23″E / 34.529°S 20.423°E / -34.529; 20.423CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictOverbergMunicipalityCape AgulhasArea • Total0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total55 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)Racial makeup (2001) • Coloured38.2% • White61.8%First languages (2001) • Afrikaans83.6% • English16.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Skipskop is a town in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village west of Arniston (Waenhuiskrans). Afrikaans for ‘ships’ cliff’, it was so named after the number of ships wrecked there.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Skipskop". Census 2001.
  2. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 407.