Saldanha | |
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Clockwise from Top: Saldanha beach, Saldanha at night, indigenous vegetation, view over the town, traditional fishermans cottages | |
  Saldanha  Saldanha | |
| Coordinates: 32°59′52″S 17°56′44″E / 32.99778°S 17.94556°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.36 km2 (6.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 28,142 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.9% |
| • Coloured | 65% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.4% |
| • White | 13.5% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 70.3% |
| • Xhosa | 19.6% |
| • English | 7.0% |
| • Other | 3.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7395 |
| PO box | 7395 |
| Area code | 022 |
Saldanha (Afrikaans: [sal'dana]), also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 21,636 people, located 110 kilometres (70 mi) north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development as a port for the export of iron ore from Sishen in the Northern Cape, which is transported on the Sishen–Saldanha railway line. The port is one of the largest exporting ports of ore in the whole of Africa, and it is able to handle ships as large as 200 000 tons deadweight.[2]
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Saldanha". Census 2011.
- ^ "Saldanha" (PDF). Saldanha Bay Local Municipality. Retrieved 22 March 2010.