Simon's Town
Simon's Town
Simonstad | |
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Clockwise from top: View of Simon's Town, Jubilee Square, Welcome Sign, Simon's Town Waterfront, St George's Street. | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′36″S 18°26′00″E / 34.19333°S 18.43333°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | 1680 |
| Named after | Simon van der Stel |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Simon Liell-Cock (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,569 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 24.5% |
| • Coloured | 12.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.4% |
| • White | 56.4% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 68% |
| • Afrikaans | 19% |
| • Xhosa | 3.5% |
| • Zulu | 2.5% |
| • Other | 1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7975 |
| PO box | 7995 |
Simon's Town (Afrikaans: Simonstad), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. For more than two centuries, it has been a naval base and harbour (first for the British Royal Navy and now the South African Navy). The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.