Bluewater Bay is a small seaside suburb located approximately 15 km north of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[2]
Bluewater Bay | |
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Coordinates: 33°51′24″S 25°37′46″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Eastern Cape |
Municipality | Nelson Mandela Bay |
Main Place | Port Elizabeth |
Area | |
• Total | 3.70 km2 (1.43 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,530 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 36.29% |
• Coloured | 6.80% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.57% |
• White | 54.64% |
• Other | 0.71% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 34.86% |
• English | 34.74% |
• Xhosa | 24.52% |
• Sesotho | 1.44% |
• Other | 1.22% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 6001 |
PO box | 6019 |
Bluewater Bay is situated on Algoa Bay and is surrounded by the St George's Strand in the north, Indian Ocean to the east, Amsterdamhoek in the west and the Swartkops River in the south.