Strandfontein, Cape Town

Strandfontein
Strandfontein
 Strandfontein shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town
Strandfontein
Strandfontein
Strandfontein (South Africa)
Strandfontein
Strandfontein (Africa)
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%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
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 fountain’.[2]

9 miles Surfing Club

During the Apartheid, only white surfers were allowed to use Muizenberg beach, the colored surfers were chased off the beach. They then had to walk nine miles from there to Strandfontein Pavilion where they could enjoy surfing and where they started the 9 Miles Surfing Club Project.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Strandfontein". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 419.
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