# Kouga Municipality, Cacadu District, Eastern Cape Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/kouga/ Local municipality · Cacadu District # Kouga Kouga is a local municipality of South Africa in Cacadu District, Eastern Cape Province. It had an estimated **123,868 people** in 2020 on 2,670 km² (about 46 per km²). 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 433 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 123,868people (2020) - 2,670km² - 433mapped services - 60 mtypical elevation ## How many people live in Kouga? Kouga had an estimated **123,868 people** in 2020 — 25.2% of Cacadu District, 86th of 190 local municipalities. There are 991 women for every 1,000 men (below the Cacadu District figure of 1,010). Spread over 2,670 km², that is about **46 people per km²**, 85th of 190 local municipalities. 25.6% of people are children under 15 and 9.2% are 65 or older; the median age is about 31 years (it is 31 across Cacadu District). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 53 children and older people. 0–4 ****11,151** 5–9 ****10,915** 10–14 ****9,629** 15–19 ****8,363** 20–24 ****8,635** 25–29 ****10,455** 30–34 ****11,584** 35–39 ****10,492** 40–44 ****8,711** 45–49 ****7,002** 50–54 ****5,520** 55–59 ****5,071** 60–64 ****4,969** 65–69 ****4,404** 70–74 ****3,296** 75–79 ****2,197** 80+ ****1,474** Source: [Statistics South Africa 2016 Community Survey Population via OCHA HDX, population 2020 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-zaf). ## Where is Kouga? Kouga lies in [Cacadu District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/), [Eastern Cape Province](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/), [South Africa](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/). It borders 4 other local municipalities: [Dr Beyers Naude](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/dr-beyers-naude/), [Kou-Kamma](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/kou-kamma/), [Nelson Mandela Bay](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/nelson-mandela-bay/nelson-mandela-bay/) and [Sundays River Valley](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/sundays-river-valley/). By area it is the 140th largest of 213 local municipalities in South Africa. It covers 4.6% of [Cacadu District](https://wherepedia.org/south-africa/eastern-cape/cacadu/). The centre of Kouga is about 963 km in a straight line from Pretoria, the capital. The centre point is at 33.9124° S, 24.8502° E. Local names: EC108 . Source: [South African Municipal Demarcation Board via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf). ## Things to see in and around Kouga OpenStreetMap lists 27 named sights in Kouga: 15 nature reserves; 4 attractions; 2 museums; 2 viewpoints; 1 memorial; 1 monument; 1 ruins; 1 zoo. - Sarah Baartman Memorial Centre · museum - The Humansdorp Museum · museum - Cape St Francis Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Irma Booysen Flora Reserve · nature reserve - Kabeljous Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Loerie Forest Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Loerie Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Noorsekloof Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Rebelsrus Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Seal Bay Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Seal Point Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Seekoei Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Thula Moya Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Thyspunt · nature reserve - Van Stadens Natural Heritage Site · nature reserve - Vorentoe Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Yellowwoods Nature Reserve · nature reserve - Dune Viewpoint · viewpoint - Surfers Viewpoint · viewpoint - Bergvenster Window Arch · attraction - Papiesfontein · attraction - St Francis Bay Heritage Eco Centre · attraction - Wavecrest Surfschool · attraction - African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · zoo - Sarah Baartman Memorial · memorial - TwinValley · monument - Upper van Stadens Fort · ruins Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Kouga - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Johannesburg - CurrencyRand (ZAR) - Country calling code+27 - LanguagesZulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, English, Tswana - Plug typesType C, D · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ) · Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)71 km - George Airport (GRJ) · George228 km ### Nearest railway station Wagon Drift (Kouga), about 6.0 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 14.4 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 9.9 hours, sunrise around 07:23, sunset around 17:17). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Kouga Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Kouga. The largest with a recorded population: Humansdorp (34,733), Jeffreys Bay (32,477), Kruisfontein (18,991), Hankey (14,091), Patensie (6,304) and St Francis Bay (5,910). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 462 m above sea level (median 60 m). - Andrieskraal - Armmansvriend - Aston Bay - C-Place - Cambria - Cape St Francis - Centerton - Crossways Farm Village - De Mistkraal - De Mistkraal Nedersetting - Die Berg - Ferreira Town - Fountains Estate - Gamtoos River Mouth - Gamtoosriviermond - Graslaagte - Hankey - Humansdorp - Jeffreys Bay - Jeffreys Bay Lifestyle Estate - Kabeljous - Kabeljous-on-Sea - Kleinrivier - Klipheuwel - Kougadam - Kromrivier - Kromriviermond - Kruisfontein - KwaNomzamo - Loerie - Loerieheuwel - Longmore - Marina Glade - Marina Glades - Marina Martinique - Melon - Milton - Mimosa - Mondplaas - Noorsekloof - Noorshoek - Otterford - Oyster Bay - Paradise Beach - Patensie - Pellsrus - Ramaphosa - Riversea - Sandland - Sea Vista - Sitrus - St Francis Bay - Thornhill - Wavecrest - Weston Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Kouga Named natural and historic features inside Kouga, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 24 rivers and streams; 6 reservoirs and tanks; 1 dam. - Boskloof - Diep - Gamtoosrivier - Geelhoutboomrivier - Geelhoutboomrivier - Gheisrivier - Greenvalley Dam - Grootrivier - Hoër van Stadensdam - Kabeljousrivier - Kabeljousriviermond - Kansia - Kempserf Dam - Kougarivier - Kromrivier - Laër Van Stadens Dam - Leeubosrivier - Loeriespruit - Paul Sauerdam - Rondebosrivier - Seekoeirivier - Slangrivier - Soetkloof - Swartrivier …and 7 more. ### Coast and islands 4 headlands. - Klippen Point - Noorskloofpunt - Thyspunt - Wreck Point ### Hills and mountains 12 hills; 8 mountains; 3 mountain passes; 2 valleys. - Klipfonteinberg · 850 m - Bakenberg · 751 m - Rondebosberg · 750 m - Kleinberg · 670 m - Komdo · 630 m - Graskop · 611 m - Snykop · 604 m - Ouberg · 585 m - Swartberg · 536 m - Halfpadkloof · 504 m - Klipfonteinberg · 486 m - Araratsberg · 484 m - Kruisfontein · 438 m - Komfontein · 369 m - Kaan · 366 m - Zietsman · 306 m - Masbiekerrand · 287 m - Melkhoutbosch · 272 m - Groterug · 258 m - Wilkop · 207 m - Gamtoos Valley · 203 m - Reebokrand · 168 m - Witkop · 110 m - Grootrivier Poort · 100 m …and 1 more. ### Forests and nature 3 forests; 2 nature reserves. - Longmore State Forest - Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature Reserve - Otterford State Forest - Rebelsrus Private Nature Reserve - Stinkhoutkloof ### Getting around 8 railway stations; 2 airfields; 1 bridge; 1 lighthouse. - Bentinck - Cape Saint Francis Lighthouse - Centerton - Gamtoos - Gamtos Bridge - Hankey - Humansdorp - Jeffrey's Bay Railway Station - Paradise Beach - Patensie - St Francis Fld - Thornhill Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Kouga and the best time to visit Using the climate of Cacadu District, the warmest month is Jan (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C), after allowing for this place being about 218 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 459 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Feb (58 mm) and the driest Jun (17 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 52 Feb 25 58 Mar 23 58 Apr 19 40 May 16 22 Jun 13 17 Jul 13 22 Aug 14 31 Sep 17 25 Oct 19 44 Nov 21 43 Dec 24 46 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kouga Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Jeffreys Bay Private Hospital · Kouga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.03422&mlon=24.89879#map=17/-34.03422/24.89879) Bank American Express · Kouga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.01708&mlon=24.92754#map=17/-34.01708/24.92754) ATM Hankey Spar · Kouga 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.83253&mlon=24.88312#map=17/-33.83253/24.88312) Petrol pump Quest · Kouga 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.83283&mlon=24.88339#map=17/-33.83283/24.88339) Hotel FOUR WOMEN GUEST HOUSE and BnB · Kouga 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.83470&mlon=24.88076#map=17/-33.83470/24.88076) Mall Fountains Mall · Kouga 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.03123&mlon=24.89711#map=17/-34.03123/24.89711) School Sakhisizwe Creche · Kouga 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.84763&mlon=24.86348#map=17/-33.84763/24.86348) College JBay TVET College · Kouga 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.05259&mlon=24.92314#map=17/-34.05259/24.92314) Police station Hankey Police Station · Kouga 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.83233&mlon=24.88508#map=17/-33.83233/24.88508) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Kouga Places mapped inside Kouga in open map data, by type. - Hospitals10 - Banks31 - ATMs9 - Petrol pumps23 - Hotels100 - Shopping malls7 - Schools97 - Colleges and universities3 - Pharmacies15 - Restaurants126 - Police stations8 - Dental clinics4 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local municipalities in Cacadu District - Blue Crane Route - Dr Beyers Naude - Kou-Kamma - Makana - Ndlambe - Sundays River Valley ## Quick answers - Where is Kouga?In Cacadu District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa - What is the population of Kouga?123,868 (2020 estimate) - What is the median age in Kouga?About 31 years (2020 estimate) - What is the population density of Kouga?About 46 people per km² - What borders Kouga?Dr Beyers Naude, Kou-Kamma, Nelson Mandela Bay and Sundays River Valley - What is there to see in Kouga?African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary, Bergvenster Window Arch, Cape St Francis Nature Reserve, Dune Viewpoint - What time zone is Kouga in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Kouga?Rand (ZAR) - What language is spoken in Kouga?Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Kouga?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kouga?Settlements lie between 8 m and 462 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kouga?6 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Kouga?Klipfonteinberg (850 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kouga?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Kouga?Jeffreys Bay Private Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kouga?American Express, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kouga?Hankey Spar, about 9.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kouga?Quest, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kouga?10 mapped - How many banks are in Kouga?31 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kouga?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kouga?23 mapped - What is the P-code of Kouga?ZA2108 (OCHA common operational dataset)