Strandfontein, Matzikama should not be confused with Strandfontein, Cape Town.
Strandfontein | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -31.7556°N 18.2272°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Matzikama |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.18 |
Population Total: | 431 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 50.6% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 14.8% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 33.2% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 69.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info2: | 22.6% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 3.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.7% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.2% |
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 coastal village in the Matzikama Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. According to the 2011 census it has 431 residents in 92 households. It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River,[2] 300km (200miles) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".[3]