Elands Bay

Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.[2]

Elands Bay
Baboon Point, Elands Bay
Elands Bay
Elands Bay
Coordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityCederberg
Area
  Total3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,525
  Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African30.6%
  Coloured60.1%
  Indian/Asian1.4%
  White7.5%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans74.7%
  Xhosa17.1%
  English4.0%
  Other4.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
8110
Area code022

In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.

See also

References

  1. "Main Place Elands Bay". Census 2011.
  2. Parkington, John (1981). Pattern of the past: studies in honour of David Clarke. Cambridge University Press. pp. 341–57. ISBN 0-521-22763-1.
  3. Provincial Notice 4619,Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No. 6621, Cape Town: 9 April 2009, p.549

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