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Country
Province
District
Municipality
Established
1858 [1]
• Total
6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
• Total
5,263
• Density
840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
39.7%
• Coloured
50.2%
0.2%
• White
8.0%
• Other
1.9%
70.0%
• Xhosa
24.9%
• English
1.4%
• Other
3.7%
Postal code (street)
042
Website
www.patensie-is-lekker.co.za
Patensie is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Patensie lies along the R331 road just south of Noorshoek. The Kouga Dam is located several kilometres to the west. The name is Khoi in origin, and means "cattle resting place".[3] The town is a centre for the citrus, tobacco, and vegetable farms in the area.[3]
District seat: Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)
Authority control databases: National