| Hondeklip Bay | |
| Native Name: | Hondeklipbaai |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -30.3167°N 33°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Namakwa/Namaqua |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kamiesberg |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.66 |
| Population Total: | 543 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 8.3% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 80.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 8.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.9% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 96.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Sign language |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 0.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 8222 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 027 |
Hondeklip Bay (Afrikaans: Hondeklipbaai, which translates as dog stone bay) is a coastal village in the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It lies about 95 km south west of the district capital Springbok.
This village was originally used as a harbor to export copper ore from the mines around Springbok but was later surpassed by Port Nolloth, which had a safer harbor as well as a railway line.
Today Hondeklip Bay is a popular regional holiday destination and serves the fishing and diamond-mining community.Holiday accommodation ranges from camping at the municipal caravan park to self-catering chalets at the Honnehokke Resort.
Attractions include ship wrecks like the Jahleel and the Aristea which ran aground in 2003 and 1945 respectively. In July 2016, the Jahleel started breaking up and split in two. For tourism information, visit the Hondeklip website. The mouth of the Spoeg River is located about 18 km SSE down the coast from Hondeklip Bay. There are caves of archaeological interest there.[2]
Source:[3]
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 259 | 47.96 | |
| Male | 281 | 52.04 |
| Race | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 36 | 6.67 | |
| White | 36 | 6.67 | |
| Coloured | 468 | 86.67 | |
| Asian | 0 | 0 |
| First language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 0 | 0 | |
| IsiXhosa | 21 | 3.89 | |
| Afrikaans | 504 | 93.33 | |
| Sepedi | 0 | 0 | |
| Setswana | 0 | 0 | |
| English | 3 | 0.56 | |
| Sesotho | 9 | 1.67 | |
| Xitsonga | 0 | 0 | |
| SiSwati | 0 | 0 | |
| Tshivenda | 0 | 0 | |
| IsiNdebele | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 3 | 0.56 |