Birkenhead, South Africa

Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Coordinates: 34°37′0″S 19°19′39″E / 34.61667°S 19.32750°E / -34.61667; 19.32750
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictOverberg
MunicipalityOverstrand
Area
  Total
9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
56
  Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African19.6%
  Coloured14.3%
  White66.1%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans78.6%
  English16.1%
  S. Ndebele1.8%
  Northern Sotho1.8%
  Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Birkenhead is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located on the Danger Point Peninsula (Birkenhead Peninsula) on the southern side of Walker Bay. It is in Ward 2 of Overstrand Local Municipality.