St Helena Bay

Saint Helena Bay
St. Helenabaai
View of Britannia Bay west of St Helena Bay
View of Britannia Bay west of St Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay is located in Western Cape
Saint Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay is located in South Africa
Saint Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay
Coordinates: 32°45′30″S 18°01′40″E / 32.75833°S 18.02778°E / -32.75833; 18.02778
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySaldanha Bay
Area
 • Total26.92 km2 (10.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total11,529
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African29.7%
 • Coloured59.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White10.3%
 • Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans68.9%
 • Xhosa25.7%
 • English3.5%
 • Other1.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7390

Saint Helena Bay (Afrikaans: St. Helenabaai) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Nicknamed by locals as Agterbaai,[2][3] the town is located on the shore of the bay, from which it derives its name[4] and is approximately 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. It surrounds the towns of Vredenburg and Paternoster, and is located across the bay from Laaiplek.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Saint Helena Bay". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ St Helena Bay. CapeWestCoast.org. http://www.capewestcoast.org/regions/town.php?town_id=29
  4. ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 395.