Strandfontein The Village | |
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| Coordinates:34°04′34″S18°34′23″E / 34.076°S 18.573°E /-34.076; 18.573 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 758 |
| • Density | 92.2/km2 (239/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.7% |
| • Coloured | 88.4% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 69.5% |
| • English | 21.9% |
| • Xhosa | 4.7% |
| • Other | 4.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7798 |
| PO box | 7788 |
Strandfontein is a seaside resort 8 km east ofMuizenberg and just west ofMichells Plain, on the northern shore ofFalse Bay in theCity of Cape Town municipality in theWestern Cape province ofSouth Africa.
It was laid out in 1962. The name is Afrikaans for 'beach fountain'.[2]
During theApartheid, only white surfers were allowed to useMuizenberg beach, the coloured surfers were chased off the beach. They then had to walk nine miles from there toStrandfontein Pavilion where they could enjoy surfing and where they started the 9 Miles Surfing Club Project.[citation needed]
The beach town is best known as the location of the camp where theCity of Cape Town interned homeless people for over a month during theCOVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It has been controversial because of claims that the City forced people into these camps and because of the lack of physical distancing and the failure of the camp to address the basic needs of people held at the camp.[3][4] Its existence has also been heavily criticised by independent monitors linked to the South African Human Rights Commission.[5]
