Hispanopedia WikiStrandfontein 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.[1] It lies on the Atlantic coast to the south of the mouth of the Olifants River,[2] 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Cape Town. The name is Afrikaans for "beach spring".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Main Place Strandfontein". Census 2011.
- ^ Truter, Cornel (1995). West Coast Tourist Guide. Cape Town: University of Cape Town Press. ISBN 978-1-919713-24-3.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 419.