Borders: Koukamma/Kouga Traditional Cache

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING KOUGA MUNICIPALITY

This sign along the N2 highway depicts the municipal border crossing between the Koukamma Local Municipality and Kouga Local Municipality.

Please park well off the road, there is enough parking space at GZ.

• The Kouga Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated in the Eastern Cape Province within the Sarah Baartman District Municipality.
• The Kouga region is of strategic importance in the energy industry. Two large wind farms are already in operation in the area, with more to follow. The area is also home to Thyspunt, one of the sites under consideration for Eskom’s proposed new nuclear power station. 
• The Gamtoos Valley is recognised as one of the prime exporting areas for citrus and avocado pears. It also competes with the best that South Africa has to offer with its potato crops. Port St Francis, situated in St Francis Bay, is home to the squid industry. The squid, normally referred to as ‘chokka', is mainly export quality but is available locally as one of the area's prized products. 
• Area: 2 670km²
• Cities/Towns: Cape St Francis, Hankey, Humansdorp, Jeffreys Bay, Loerie, Oyster Bay, Patensie, St Francis Bay, Thornhill