Buffelsbaai (also Buffels Bay and Buffalo Bay) is a small seaside village 20 kilometres [2] from Knysna in the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The village is named after Buffelsbaai which stretches east of the village. It is a popular vacation destination with a small waterfront with stores.
The cargo ship Kiani Satu, travelling from Hong Kong to Ghana with a shipment of rice, ran aground and sank off the coast of the town in August 2013. Leaked oil from the vessel threatened the nearby Goukamma Nature Reserve; 217 birds were cleaned by SANCCOB after the spill.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Buffelsbaai". Census 2011.
- ^ "Google Maps".
- ^ "Kiani Satu sinks off Knysna". News24. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Kiani Satu afloat after stalling". eNCA. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape | ||
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District seat: George | ||
| Bitou |  | |
| George | ||
| Hessequa | ||
| Kannaland | ||
| Knysna | ||
| Mossel Bay | ||
| Oudtshoorn | ||