Three Anchor Bay
Suburb of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa
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Three Anchor Bay is a suburb of Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in the Atlantic Seaboard region of the city.
Three Anchor Bay
Drieankerbaai | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
Dutch Reformed Church in Three Anchor Bay | |
 Interactive map of Three Anchor Bay | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′30″S 18°23′45″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,225 |
| • Density | 7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 14.9% |
| • Coloured | 8.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.5% |
| • White | 67.8% |
| • Other | 5.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 67.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 16.4% |
| • Xhosa | 4.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.0% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8005 |
| Area code | 021 |
The name, first encountered in 1661, possibly refers to anchors securing chains stretched as defence across the bay. The form Drieankerbaai is preferred for official purposes.[2]
Afrikaans language author and poet Ingrid Jonker drowned herself at the nearby beach on July 19, 1965.[3]
The National Sea Rescue Institute is headquartered there.