Langebaan | |
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Top: Langebaan as viewed from Postberg, West Coast National Park, with Engelsman se Baken mountains in the distance. Left: fishermen at the Langebaan pier. Right: Langebaan seen from across the Langebaan lagoon. Bottom left: Langebaan beach. Bottom right: an aerial view of Lanagebaan pier and central area from the West Coast National park. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°5′30″S 18°2′0″E / 33.09167°S 18.03333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 8,297 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.4% |
| • Coloured | 34.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 56.0% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 76.2% |
| • English | 19.2% |
| • Xhosa | 1.3% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7357 |
| PO box | 7357 |
| Area code | 022 |
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Langebaan is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa on the eastern shore of Langebaan Lagoon.
Langebaan is situated 120 km north of Cape Town, just off the R27, about 28 km from Vredenburg and 20 km from Saldanha Bay. The Lagoon stretches for 17 km from Saldanha Bay, past Langebaan to Geelbek in the South. In places it is up to 4 km wide.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Langebaan". Census 2011.