Langebaan

Langebaan
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.
Langebaan is located in Western Cape
Langebaan
Langebaan
Langebaan is located in South Africa
Langebaan
Langebaan
Langebaan is located in Africa
Langebaan
Langebaan
Coordinates: 33°5′30″S 18°2′0″E / 33.09167°S 18.03333°E / -33.09167; 18.03333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
DistrictWest Coast
MunicipalitySaldanha Bay
Area
 • Total20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total8,297
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African7.4%
 • Coloured34.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White56.0%
 • Other1.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans76.2%
 • English19.2%
 • Xhosa1.3%
 • Other3.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7357
PO box
7357
Area code022

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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Main Place Langebaan". Census 2011.