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The West Coast is a region of the Western Cape province in South Africa and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the Swartland region on the east. The region stretches for over 400 km from north to south and is known for its scenery and fertile fishing grounds.
English: Map of district boundaries in South Africa, as they will be after the municipal elections of 18 May 2011, with the West Coast District Municipality highlighted in red within the Western Cape in yellow.
The Western Cape (Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni; Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. [8]
A vibrant fishing industry is found along this stretch of the South African west coast, especially in Port Nolloth, which is also a major resort town for people living in the interior of South Africa (e.g. Gauteng), and Hondeklipbaai, (or Dogstonebay), so called because of a large boulder outside the town which, when viewed correctly, looks ...
Western Cape South of Saldanha Bay west of Yzerfontein: 273 hectares (670 acres) Duiker Island: Western Cape near Hout Bay: 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) Dyer Island: Western Cape near Gans Bay: 30 hectares (74 acres)
The West Coast National Park lies 88 km (55 mi) north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. [ a ] The park is found inside of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve , part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme .
2 West Coast. 3 Cape Winelands. 4 Overberg. ... This is a list of cities and towns in the Western Cape province of South Africa. ... Somerset West; Strand; West Coast
Name Province Nearest Town Coordinates Notes Algoa Bay: Eastern Cape: Gqeberha: Bakoven Bay: Western Cape: near Camps Bay: 1]: Ballots Bay: Western Cape: near George: Bantry Bay, Cape Town