Sandbaai

Sandbaai
Sandbaai  Sandbaai shown within Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°25′08″S 19°11′38″E / 34.419°S 19.194°ECoordinates: 34°25′08″S 19°11′38″E / 34.419°S 19.194°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Overstrand
Area[1]
• Total	4.19 km^2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,102
• Density	980/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	5.8%
• Coloured	4.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	89.0%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	68.9%
• English	28.6%
• Other	2.5%
Postal code (street)	7200
PO box	7200

Sandbaai (or Sand Bay) is a town of approximately 4,000 people on the south coast of the Western Cape province in South Africa. A suburb of Hermanus, it lies between Onrusrivier to the west and Hermanus itself to the east. Sandbaai is governed as ward 7 of the Overstrand Local Municipality.

According to the 2011 census, the population of Sandbaai is 4,102, of whom 68.9% spoke Afrikaans as their first language while 28.6% spoke English. 89.0% of the population described themselves as "White", 5.8% as "Black African" and 4.2% as "Coloured".^[1]

References

1. "Main Place Sandbaai". Census 2011.