Kidd's Beach is a small

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in the

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situated on the Mkhanzi River about 28 kilometres from

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, South Africa. The name "Mkhanzi" is derived from the Xhosa word "umkhanzi", which means "bulrush", or ''

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''. Kidd's Beach was named after Charles Kidd, who was the mayor of nearby

King William's Town Qonce, formerly known as King William's Town, is a city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa along the banks of the Buffalo River. The city is about northwest of the Indian Ocean port of East London. Qonce, with a population of around ...

in the 1860s.

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Populated places in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality Beaches of South Africa Tourist attractions in the Eastern Cape {{EasternCape-geo-stub