Strand

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Strand

Total population

75,000

Founded

1714

Land area21.36 km²

Coordinates-34.11°, 18.83°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Strand is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It lies on the north‑eastern shore of False Bay between Somerset West and Gordon’s Bay, about 50 kilometres south‑east of central Cape Town, and forms part of the Helderberg area. The suburb is known for its long sandy beach and coastal recreation.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

C

Chris McGregor

South African musician

S

Stephen Fry

South African rugby union footballer (1924–2002)

Vernie February

South African academic and poet (1938–2002)

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Boy Morkel

South African rugby union player

E

Ernest Peirce

boxer

G

Gerhard Morkel

rugby union player

J

Jacky Morkel

South African rugby union footballer (1890-1918)

Marius Joubert

South African rugby union footballer

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Selborne Boome

South African rugby union footballer

Andries Brink

South African general

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Basil Melle

cricketer (1891-1966)

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Berton Klaasen

South African rugby union footballer

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Earl Rose

South African rugby union player

Hilton Langenhoven

South African Paralympic athlete

Josef Marais

South African musician

Justin Harding

professional golfer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western Cape

• Somerset West
  1.9 mi away · pop. 80,000
• Helderberg Village
  4.2 mi away
• Sir Lowry's Pass
  4.6 mi away
• Jamestown
  8.8 mi away
• Eersterivier
  9.6 mi away · pop. 30,000
• Khayelitsha
  10.4 mi away · pop. 330,000
• Blue Downs
  10.5 mi away · pop. 150,000
• Grabouw
  11 mi away
• Stellenbosch
  12 mi away · pop. 60,000
• Mitchells Plain
  12.7 mi away · pop. 400,000
• Rooiels
  13.5 mi away
• Kuils River
  14.9 mi away · pop. 45,000

Browse all places in Western Cape →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Strand

A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Samuel Johnson · 1775

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1900

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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