Strandfontein, Matzikama

Strandfontein
Strandfontein camp site
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Coordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°E / -31.75556; 18.22722Coordinates: 31°45′20″S 18°13′38″E / 31.75556°S 18.22722°E / -31.75556; 18.22722
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Area
• Total	4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	431
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	50.6%
• Coloured	14.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	33.2%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	69.4%
• Xhosa	22.6%
• English	3.2%
• Sotho	2.7%
• Other	2.2%
Postal code (street)	7798
PO box	7788

Strandfontein is a coastal village in the Matzikama Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. According to the 2011 census it has 431 residents in 92 households. It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River, 240 kilometres (150 mi) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".