Strandfontein, Matzikama

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Not to be confused with Strandfontein, Cape Town.

Place in Western Cape, South Africa

Strandfontein
Strandfontein camp site
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Coordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°E / -31.75556; 18.22722
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area [1]
• Total	4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	431
• Density	103/km2 (267/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	50.6%
• Coloured	14.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	33.2%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	69.4%
• Xhosa	22.6%
• English	3.2%
• Sotho	2.7%
• Other	2.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7798
PO box	7788

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.^[1] It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River,^[2] 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Main Place Strandfontein". Census 2011.
2. ^ Truter, Cornel (1995). West Coast Tourist Guide. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-24-3.
3. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 419.