Strandfontein, Matzikama
Strandfontein | |
|---|---|
Strandfontein camp site | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
• Total | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 431 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 50.6% |
| • Coloured | 14.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 33.2% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 69.4% |
| • Xhosa | 22.6% |
| • English | 3.2% |
| • Sotho | 2.7% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| 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. It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".