| Bakoven | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb of Cape Town |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.963°N 18.382°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.35 |
| Population Total: | 2209 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 10.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 82.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 72.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 14.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 11.5% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8005 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Bakoven is a small residential suburb on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, in the southwest of Camps Bay.
It is positioned between Victoria Road and the sea. South of Bakoven and Camps Bay the coastline is protected, with thousands of acres of mountain Nature Reserve. This scenic drive from Bakoven and Camps Bay to Llandudno and Hout Bay is one of the most visited in the Cape.
It has a quiet beach atmosphere, good conditions for snorkeling, boating and fishing, as well as the Nature Reserve in the South, with trendy Camps Bay to the north and east.
Named "Baking oven", possibly after an off shore rock of that shape; the name is Dutch in origin.[2]
Bakoven has two popular beaches, Beta Beach and Oudekraal - which were an old settlement of Khoi San people there, the original people in the Cape.[3]