Three Anchor Bay Drieankerbaai | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
 Dutch Reformed Church in Three Anchor Bay | |
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| Coordinates:33°54′30″S18°23′45″E / 33.90833°S 18.39583°E /-33.90833; 18.39583 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,225 |
| • Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 14.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.5% |
| • White | 67.8% |
| • Other | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 67.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.4% |
| • Xhosa | 4.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.0% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8005 |
| Area code | 021 |
Three Anchor Bay is a suburb ofCape Town, in theWestern Cape province ofSouth Africa. It is situated in theAtlantic Seaboard region of the city.
The name, first encountered in 1661, possibly refers to anchors securing chains stretched as defence across the bay. The form Drieankerbaai is preferred for official purposes.[2]
Afrikaans language author and poetIngrid Jonker drowned herself at the nearby beach on July 19, 1965.[3]
TheNational Sea Rescue Institute is headquartered there.
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