Elands Bay
Baboon Point, Elands Bay
Elands Bay Show map of Western Cape Elands Bay Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E / -32.300; 18.317
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Cederberg
Area [1]
• Total	3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	1,525
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	30.6%
•  Coloured	60.1%
•  Indian/ Asian	1.4%
•  White	7.5%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  Afrikaans	74.7%
•  Xhosa	17.1%
•  English	4.0%
• Other	4.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 ( SAST)
PO box	8110
Area code	022

Elands Bay is a town in South Africa, situated in the Western Cape Province, on the Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E / -32.300; 18.317. The town is located about 220 kilometres (two and a half hours drive) north from Cape Town. It is a world class surfing location and is also noted for its caves, which have a number of rock paintings. ^[2]

In 2009, Heritage Western Cape declared the Elands Bay Cave and most of Baboon Point (Cape Deseada), on which it is located, as a provincial heritage site. ^[3] Eland's Bay along with much of this coastline is an "important" bird habitat.^{[ citation needed]} The local wetland, Verlorenvlei, is a Ramsar wetland.^{[ citation needed]}

• 
  Cave at Eland's Bay

See also

• Mussel Point, a large "prehistoric" shell midden near Elands Bay
• Verlorevlei River
• Elands Bay Cave

References

External links

Media related to Elands Bay at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Roadmap to Elandsbay
• Elandsbay Backpackers & Information
• National Heritage Resources Act 25 of 1999