Ramsgate | |
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![]() Ramsgate Main Beach | |
Coordinates: 30°52′56″S 30°21′20″E / 30.88222°S 30.35556°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
District | Ugu |
Municipality | Ray Nkonyeni |
Main Place | Margate |
Area | |
• Total | 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,080 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 41.7% |
• Coloured | 1.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
• White | 54.0% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 46.0% |
• Afrikaans | 20.6% |
• Zulu | 16.8% |
• Xhosa | 13.3% |
• Other | 3.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 4275 |
Area code | 039 |
Website | ramsgatevillage |
Ramsgate is a village on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, just southwest of Margate. Ramsgate is located on the mouth of a river known by the Zulu name Bilanhlolo ("the marvellous boiler") for the bubbles caused by strong currents making it look like the water is boiling.[2]: 331 In 1922, there was only one person living there, Paul Buck, a painter and violin maker and he called the place Blue Lagoon.[2]: 332