Elands Bay
Elands Bay | |
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![]() Baboon Point, Elands Bay | |
![]() ![]() Elands Bay | |
Coordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°ECoordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
District | West Coast |
Municipality | Cederberg |
Area | |
• Total | 3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,525 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 30.6% |
• Coloured | 60.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
• White | 7.5% |
• Other | 0.3% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 74.7% |
• Xhosa | 17.1% |
• English | 4.0% |
• Other | 4.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 8110 |
Area code | 022 |
Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.[2]
In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.
Cave at Eland's Bay
See also[]
- Mussel Point, a large "prehistoric" shell midden near Elands Bay
- Verlorevlei River
- Elands Bay Cave
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Main Place Elands Bay". Census 2011.
- ^ Parkington, John (1981). Pattern of the past: studies in honour of David Clarke. Cambridge University Press. pp. 341–57. ISBN 0-521-22763-1.
- ^ Provincial Notice 4619,Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No. 6621, Cape Town: 9 April 2009, p.549
External links[]
Media related to Elands Bay at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Surfing locations in South Africa
- Populated places in the Cederberg Local Municipality