Strandfontein, Matzikama

Strandfontein
Strandfontein camp site
Strandfontein  Strandfontein shown within Western Cape
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 km^2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	431
• Density	100/km^2 (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. "Main Place Strandfontein". Census 2011.
2. Truter, Cornel (1995). West Coast Tourist Guide. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 9-78191971-324-3.
3. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 419.