# Swartkops

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Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Swartkops Swartkops Show map of Eastern Cape Swartkops Show map of South Africa Coordinates: 33°52′31″S 25°36′17″E / 33.8752°S 25.6048°E / -33.8752; 25.6048 Country South Africa Province Eastern Cape Municipality Nelson Mandela Bay Main Place Port Elizabeth Area [1] • Total 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) Population (2011)[1] • Total 883 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) Racial makeup (2011) [1] • Black African 21.7% • Coloured 6.5% • Indian/Asian 0.9% • White 70.9% First languages (2011) [1] • Afrikaans 60.7% • English 26.2% • Xhosa 10.3% • Sotho 1.7% • Other 1.1% Time zone UTC+2 (SAST) Postal code (street) 6210 PO box 6209 Area code 041

**Swartkops** is a village in the [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) province of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

The location is on the [Swartkops River](/source/Swartkops_River), 11 km north of [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth) and 1,6 km from the Indian Ocean. *Swartkops* means "black hills" in [Afrikaans](/source/Afrikaans), and the name is said to refer to surrounding hillocks crested with dark shadows.[2]

A railway junction was built here by the [Cape Government Railways](/source/Cape_Government_Railways) in 1872, to service the lines being constructed to [Makhanda](/source/Makhanda%2C_Eastern_Cape) and Alicedale in the east, [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth) to the south, and [Uitenhage](/source/Uitenhage) to the west.[3]

## Transport

### Roads

The main route through Swartkops is Grahamstown Road ([R102 regional route](/source/R102_(South_Africa))) which leads southwards to Deal Party and [Port Elizabeth](/source/Port_Elizabeth) and northwards to [Motherwell](/source/Motherwell%2C_South_Africa) and Markman.

The [M17 route](/source/M17_(Port_Elizabeth)), named Dibanisa Road, passes Swartkops to the west running northwards to Markman and southwards to [iBhayi](/source/Ibhayi). The [M19 route](/source/M19_(Port_Elizabeth)), named Trunk Road, passes Swartkops to the south running westwards to [Redhouse](/source/Redhouse%2C_South_Africa), Perseverance, [Despatch](/source/Despatch%2C_South_Africa) and [Uitenhage](/source/Uitenhage).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-census2011_1-3) ["Sub Place Swartkops"](http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/299007009). *Census 2011*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dsapn_2-0)** ["Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)"](https://archive.org/details/DictionaryOfSouthernAfricanPlaceNames). Human Science Research Council. p. 424.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Burman, Jose (1984), *Early Railways at the Cape*, Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7981-1760-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7981-1760-5).

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