Llandudno | |
Settlement Type: | Town in the Western Cape |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -34.0103°N 18.3428°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 |
Subdivision Name4: | Hout Bay |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.89 |
Population Total: | 571 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 10.3% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 2.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.2% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 86.9% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 85.5% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 6.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info3: | 3.3% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 5.3% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | n/a |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 7806 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 021 |
Llandudno is a seaside suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa. There are no street lights, shops or commercial activities, and the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.
Llandudno Beach is one of the Cape's most naturally diverse beaches, surrounded by large granite boulders and overlooked by mountains. It is a popular surfing spot, but the swimming can be treacherous, with rough seas and extremely cold water. Llandudno has lifeguards on duty during the summer season, operated by the Llandudno Surf Lifesaving club. It is also the access point for the walk to Sandy Bay, an isolated beach still popular with nudists.
On 26 September 1903 the valley was declared a township and named Llandudno after the North Wales seaside resort of Llandudno, which means "Parish of Saint Tudno" in the Welsh language. The striking similarities between Kleinkommetjie Bay in which the valley resides and Llandudno in Wales were noted as reasons for choosing this name.[2]