St Helena Bay
Saint Helena Bay
St. Helenabaai | |
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View of Britannia Bay west of St Helena Bay | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′30″S 18°01′40″E / 32.75833°S 18.02778°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Saldanha Bay |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.92 km2 (10.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 11,529 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.7% |
| • Coloured | 59.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 10.3% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 68.9% |
| • Xhosa | 25.7% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7390 |
Saint Helena Bay (Afrikaans: St. Helenabaai) is a settlement in West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Nicknamed by locals as Agterbaai, the town is located on the shore of the bay, from which it derives its name and is approximately 150 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. It surrounds the towns of Vredenburg and Paternoster, and is located across the bay from Laaiplek.