Baviaans
The Baviaans is a sparsely populated region in the Cacadu District of the Eastern Cape. It is a sought-after wilderness destination that offers camping, hiking and a serene refuge with clean skies, starry nights and sweet breezes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Hankey and Patensie.
Hankey
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Hankey is a town of 12,000 people in the Gamtoos River Valley in South Africa, near Humansdorp. Hankey is in a citrus producing area in the Gamtoos River Valley.
Patensie
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Patensie is a small town in the Gamtoos River Valley in the Eastern Cape province, near Humansdorp. The town exists mostly to support the citrus farms surrounding it, but with the stunning views in the valley, proximity to the nature reserves and many game farms, it is also offers a lot of opportunities for tourism.
Baviaans
- Type: Locality with 14,000 residents
- Description: local municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Baviaans Local Municipality” and “Baviaans Municipality”
- Category: local municipality of South Africa
- Location: Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Baviaans” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Baviaans Plaaslike Munisipaliteit”
- Cebuano: “Baviaans”
- Dutch: “Baviaans”
- French: “Baviaans”
- French: “municipalité locale de Baviaans”
- German: “Baviaans”
- Italian: “Municipalità locale di Baviaans”
- Novial: “Baviaans Komunie, Sud Afrika”
- Pedi: “Baviaans Mmusogae”
- Polish: “Baviaans”
- Spanish: “Baviaans”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Lleol Baviaans”
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