Velddrif
Velddrif | |
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From top, fishing piers on the Berg River. Left middle, a fisherman and his catch. Right middle, Bird's eye view of Velddirf. Below left, Port Owen at Velddrift. Below right, Farmhouse between Hopefield and Velddrif. | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′S 18°10′E / 32.783°S 18.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| District | West Coast |
| Municipality | Bergrivier |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,043 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.2% |
| • Coloured | 57.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 29.6% |
| • Other | 0.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 83.5% |
| • Xhosa | 8.7% |
| • English | 5.8% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7365 |
| PO box | 7365 |
| Area code | 022 |
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Velddrif (the name of the town) or Velddrift (the name of the farm on which the town was established), is a coastal fishing town in the Bergrivier Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. The town had a population 12507 in 2015 and is located on the estuary at which the Berg River flows into St. Helena Bay.