Strandfontein, Matzikama
Not to be confused with Strandfontein, Cape Town.
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Strandfontein camp site | |
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Coordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°ECoordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Matzikama |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 431 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 50.6% |
• Coloured | 14.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
• White | 33.2% |
• Other | 0.5% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• Afrikaans | 69.4% |
• Xhosa | 22.6% |
• English | 3.2% |
• Sotho | 2.7% |
• Other | 2.2% |
Postal code (street) | 7798 |
PO box | 7788 |
Strandfontein is a coastal village in the Matzikama Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. According to the 2011 census it has 431 residents in 92 households.[1] It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River,[2] 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Main Place Strandfontein". Census 2011.
- ↑ Truter, Cornel (1995). West Coast Tourist Guide. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-24-3.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 419.
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