Franskraalstrand, also known as Franskraal, is a coastal village near to Gansbaai in the Western Cape province of South Africa. As of 2011[update] it had a population of 1,165 people in 592 households.[1]
Franskraalstrand is situated on the southern coast of the Danger Point peninsula, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the southeast of Gansbaai. It lies between the neighbouring village of Van Dyksbaai to the west and the mouth of the Uilkraal River to the east. The R43 highway passes along the northern edge of the village.
The Strandveld Museum in the village contains artefacts of HMS Birkenhead, which was wrecked in 1852 off Danger Point.[2] The Uilenkraalsmond Resort, located at the eastern end of the village, provides camping and caravan facilities.[3] The resort is situated next to the Uilkraal River, beyond which lies the Uilkraalsmond section of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve. A sandy beach stretches from the resort past the lagoon at the river mouth into the nature reserve.
Referencesedit
^ abcdef"Main Place Franskraalstrand". Census 2011.
^. Gansbaai Tourism Bureau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
^"Uilenkraalsmond Resort". Retrieved 12 March 2011.
April 19, 2024
franskraalstrand, also, known, franskraal, coastal, village, near, gansbaai, western, cape, province, south, africa, 2011, update, population, people, households, show, western, capeshow, south, africacoordinates, 61000, 38750, 61000, 38750countrysouth, africa. Franskraalstrand also known as Franskraal is a coastal village near to Gansbaai in the Western Cape province of South Africa As of 2011 update it had a population of 1 165 people in 592 households 1 FranskraalstrandFranskraalstrandShow map of Western CapeFranskraalstrandShow map of South AfricaCoordinates 34 36 36 S 19 23 15 E 34 61000 S 19 38750 E 34 61000 19 38750CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeDistrictOverbergMunicipalityOverstrandArea 1 Total2 50 km2 0 97 sq mi Population 2011 1 Total1 165 Density470 km2 1 200 sq mi Racial makeup 2011 1 Black African3 2 Coloured1 7 Indian Asian0 1 White94 9 Other0 2 First languages 2011 1 Afrikaans88 2 English10 2 Xhosa1 3 Other0 3 Time zoneUTC 2 SAST Postal code street 7220Area code028 Franskraalstrand is situated on the southern coast of the Danger Point peninsula about 5 kilometres 3 mi to the southeast of Gansbaai It lies between the neighbouring village of Van Dyksbaai to the west and the mouth of the Uilkraal River to the east The R43 highway passes along the northern edge of the village Franskraalstrand falls within the Overstrand Local Municipality which is part of the Overberg District Municipality According to the 2011 census of the population of 1 165 people 95 described themselves as White 1 7 as Coloured and 3 as Black African 88 of the population spoke Afrikaans as first language and 10 spoke English 1 The Strandveld Museum in the village contains artefacts of HMS Birkenhead which was wrecked in 1852 off Danger Point 2 The Uilenkraalsmond Resort located at the eastern end of the village provides camping and caravan facilities 3 The resort is situated next to the Uilkraal River beyond which lies the Uilkraalsmond section of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve A sandy beach stretches from the resort past the lagoon at the river mouth into the nature reserve References edit a b c d e f Main Place Franskraalstrand Census 2011 Franskraal Gansbaai Tourism Bureau Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 Retrieved 12 March 2011 Uilenkraalsmond Resort Retrieved 12 March 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franskraalstrand amp oldid 1071840835, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
