| Strandfontein | |
| Native Name: | The Village |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -34.076°N 18.573°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: | Cape Town |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.22 |
| Population Total: | 758 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 7.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 88.4% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.4% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 69.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 21.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 4.0% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7798 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7788 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Strandfontein is a seaside resort 8 km east of Muizenberg and just west of Michells Plain, 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]
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.
The beach town is best known as the location of the camp where the City of Cape Town interned homeless people for over a month during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It has been controversial because of claims that the City forced people into these camps and because of the lack of physical distancing and the failure of the camp to address the basic needs of people held at the camp.[3] [4] Its existence has also been heavily criticised by independent monitors linked to the South African Human Rights Commission.[5]