Pearly Beach

Pearly Beach
Pearly Beach  Pearly Beach shown within Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°39′54″S 19°30′04″E / 34.665°S 19.501°ECoordinates: 34°39′54″S 19°30′04″E / 34.665°S 19.501°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Overstrand
Area[1]
• Total	3.92 km^2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	1,042
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	48.2%
• Coloured	11.9%
• White	39.0%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	45.5%
• Xhosa	44.3%
• English	9.1%
• Other	1.1%
Postal code (street)	7220
PO box	7221
Area code	028

Pearly Beach is a village in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

It is close to Bantamsklip which is a proposed site of a new nuclear power station.

Geography

Not far from Pearly Beach is Dyers Island, a breeding colony for jackass penguins. Not far from Dyers Island is Geyser Island, a breeding ground for seals.

As the area around these Islands teems with an abundance of sea life, it has become a notorious feeding ground for the Great White shark which frequents its waters in large numbers.

Dyers Island is named after Samson Dyer, an American who came to the Cape in 1806, and who lived on Dyers Island where he collected guano for fertilizer.

References

1. "Main Place Pearly Beach". Census 2011.