Cape Hangklip

Pringle Bay
Aerial view of Pringle Bay.
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Coordinates: 34°21′S 18°49′E / 34.350°S 18.817°E / -34.350; 18.817Coordinates: 34°21′S 18°49′E / 34.350°S 18.817°E / -34.350; 18.817
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Overberg
Municipality	Overstrand
Area
• Total	3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	801
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	8.0%
• Coloured	5.5%
• White	84.0%
• Other	2.5%
First languages (2011)
• English	50.5%
• Afrikaans	44.3%
• Other	5.2%
PO box	7196
Area code	028

Pringle Bay (Afrikaans: Pringlebaai) is a small coastal town of ca. 1600 inhabitants in the Overberg region of the Western Cape, in South Africa. It is situated at the foot of Hangklip, on the opposite side of False Bay from Cape Point. The town and surrounds are part of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO Heritage Site. The bay is named after Rear-Admiral Thomas Pringle, of the Royal Navy, who commanded the naval station at the Cape in the late 1790s.

Situated between Betty's Bay and Gordon's Bay, many of the houses in the small community are only used as holiday houses by their owners. It is accessed by the R44, which connects it to the N2.

The beach is exposed to the wind, and frequently empty. The town is safe, and family friendly and is home to a number of restaurants and curio shops which serve locals, holiday-makers and passers-by.