Aurora, South Africa

Aurora
Aurora Church
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Coordinates: 32°42′S 18°29′E / 32.700°S 18.483°E / -32.700; 18.483
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Bergrivier
Area [1]
• Total	1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	578
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	0.5%
• Coloured	67.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	31.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	92.3%
• English	6.4%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	7325
Area code	022

Aurora is a town on the west coast of South Africa situated 43 kilometres north-west of Piketberg and 29km south of Redelinghuys. Established in 1906, it was named after the Roman goddess of dawn.^[2]