Strandfontein, Cape Town

Not to be confused with Strandfontein, West Coast District.
Strandfontein
Strandfontein

 Strandfontein shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 34°04′34″S 18°34′23″E / 34.076°S 18.573°E / -34.076; 18.573Coordinates: 34°04′34″S 18°34′23″E / 34.076°S 18.573°E / -34.076; 18.573
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Mitchells Plain
Area[1]
  Total 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 758
  Density 92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 7.7%
  Coloured 88.4%
  White 1.6%
  Other 2.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 69.5%
  English 21.9%
  Xhosa 4.7%
  Other 4.0%
Postal code (street) 7798
PO box 7788

Strandfontein is a seaside resort 8 km east of Muizenberg, on the northern shore of False Bay in the City of Cape Town municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

It was laid out in 1962. The name is Afrikaans for ‘beach spring’.[2]

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