Elands Bay

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. 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]

Elands Bay
Baboon Point, Elands Bay
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Coordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Cederberg
Area [1]
• Total	3.76 km^2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,525
• Density	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	30.6%
• Coloured	60.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	7.5%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	74.7%
• Xhosa	17.1%
• English	4.0%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8110
Area code	022

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. The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.

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  Cave at Eland's Bay

See also

• Mussel Point, a large "prehistoric" shell midden near Elands Bay
• Verlorevlei River
• Elands Bay Cave

References

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

External links

Media related to Elands Bay at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Roadmap to Elandsbay
• Elandsbay Backpackers & Information
• National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999