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Kleinzee | |
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  Kleinzee  Kleinzee | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′40″S 17°04′12″E / 29.67778°S 17.07000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Namakwa |
| Municipality | Nama Khoi - de Beers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 18.1% |
| • Coloured | 61.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 17.9% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 89.9% |
| • English | 5.7% |
| • Xhosa | 2.1% |
| • Other | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8282 |
| Area code | 027 |
Kleinzee is a small village on the west coast of the Northern Cape province in South Africa at the mouth of the Buffels River. It is just south of Grootmis, 72 km south-east of Port Nolloth and 105 km west of Springbok. Previously a closed company town, it was known for its diamond-mining operations until the 2000s.
The Buffels River "flows" through Kleinsee, but most of the time it is just a dry river bed and only flows approximately every ten years. Bounded by semidesert and the Atlantic Ocean, it has a large underground water table.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Kleinzee". Census 2011.