| Yzerfontein | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.333°N 18.162°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: | Swartland |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1937 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.68 |
| Population Total: | 2170 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 8.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 5.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 81.4% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 3.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 71.5% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 25.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 1.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7351 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 022 |
| Website: | www.yzerfontein.net |
Yzerfontein, or Ysterfontein, is a small harbour town with about 1200 inhabitants on the west coast of South Africa about 90 km north of Cape Town. The name in Afrikaans means "Iron Fountain".The town started out when the farm 'Yzerfontein' was bought by the Katz-family in the 1930s. Then they started dividing the farm into plots. The main sources of income are tourism (especially during the wildflower season from August to October), mining and fishing.
Yzerfontein is known for its Sixteen Mile Beach, stretching north from the main beach of the town, to the West Coast National Park, which borders the town. Dassen Island, another nature reserve, is about 10 km offshore.
Yzerfontein is the landing point for the ACE and WACS submarine communications cables.
Outside of the town is the Darling Wind Farm. This is producing power and there are plans for expansion.
The Yzerfontein salt pan is a 116ha coastal salt pan, just northeast of the town.[2] It was formerly mined for salt, and is currently mined for gypsum.[3]
These days Yzerfontein is more modern. It has a new spa, coffee shop, pharmacy and many restaurants. Its harbour is busy when it is kreef season or snoek season.