Kleinzee

Kleinzee
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Coordinates: 29°40′40″S 17°04′12″E / 29.67778°S 17.07000°E / -29.67778; 17.07000
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Nama Khoi - de Beers
Area [1]
• Total	9.10 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	728
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	18.1%
• Coloured	61.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	17.9%
• Other	1.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	89.9%
• English	5.7%
• Xhosa	2.1%
• Other	2.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8282
Area code	027

Kleinzee (IPA: klˈe͡ɪnzi) is a small village on the west coast of Northern Cape province, South Africa, located at the mouth of the Buffels River and just south of Grootmis. It is 72 km southeast of Port Nolloth and 105 km west of Springbok. Previously a closed company town, it was known for its diamond-mining operations until the 2000s.

The Buffels River "flows" through Kleinzee, but most of the time it is just a dry river bed, and only flows with heavy rainfall, approximately once every several years. Bounded by semidesert on three sides and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Kleinzee has a significant underground water table.