Elands Bay

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E / -32.300; 18.317CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictWest CoastMunicipalityCederbergArea

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• Total3.76 km² (1.45 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[1]

• Total1,525 • Density410/km² (1,100/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011)

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• Black African30.6% • Coloured60.1% • Indian/Asian1.4% • White7.5% • Other0.3%First languages (2011)

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• Afrikaans74.7% • Xhosa17.1% • English4.0% • Other4.2%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)PO box

8110

Area code022

Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E / -32.300; 18.317. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.^[2]

In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.^[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat.^{[citation needed]} The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.^{[citation needed]}

Cave at Eland's Bay

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Main Place Elands Bay". Census 2011.
^ Parkington, John (1981). Pattern of the past: studies in honour of David Clarke. Cambridge University Press. pp. 341–57. ISBN 0-521-22763-1.
^ Provincial Notice 4619,Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No. 6621, Cape Town: 9 April 2009, p.549