Coordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°E / -31.75556; 18.22722

Strandfontein, Matzikama

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Strandfontein
Strandfontein camp site
Strandfontein camp site
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CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalityMatzikama
Area
 • Total
4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
431
 • Density103/km2 (267/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African50.6%
 • Coloured14.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.9%
 • White33.2%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans69.4%
 • Xhosa22.6%
 • English3.2%
 • Sotho2.7%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+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]

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