Elands Bay

Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings.^[2]

CountrySouth Africa

TimezoneUTC+2 (SAST)

PO box

8110

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Elands Bay
Baboon Point, Elands Bay
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Coordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Cederberg
Area [1]
• Total	3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,525
• Density	406/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	30.6%
• Coloured	60.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	7.5%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	74.7%
• Xhosa	17.1%
• English	4.0%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	8110
Area code	022

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In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site.^[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat.^{[citation needed]} The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.^{[citation needed]}

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  Cave at Eland's Bay