Suiderstrand
| Suiderstrand | |
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  Suiderstrand Suiderstrand shown within South Africa
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| Coordinates: 34°48′54″S 19°57′29″E / 34.81500°S 19.95806°ECoordinates: 34°48′54″S 19°57′29″E / 34.81500°S 19.95806°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | Overberg |
| Municipality | Cape Agulhas |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.38 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 44 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
| • Black African | 6.8% |
| • White | 93.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Afrikaans | 88.6% |
| • English | 11.4% |
Suiderstrand (Afrikaans for "southernmost beach") is a settlement in Overberg District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Suiderstrand is completely surrounded by the Agulhas National Park, home to vast diversity of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and our world-famous indigenous and endemic fynbos.
Pristine beaches, interesting rockpools, a marine lagoon, pebbly bays, a historic beach home and archaeological fish traps, are all visual treat that await the coastline hiker of casual walker. Over the past few years avifauna has flourished in this area. Numbers of rare coastal birds, such as the African Black Oyster Catcher, have been after many years of near extinction, now been allowed to increase in numbers and have been removed from the critically threatened Red Data List.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Suiderstrand". Census 2011.
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