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Fish Hoek
Place in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fish Hoek (Afrikaans: Vishoek, meaning either Fish Corner or Fish Glen) is a coastal suburb of Cape Town at the eastern end of the Fish Hoek Valley on the False Bay side of the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa. Previously a separate municipality, Fish Hoek is now part of the City of Cape Town.
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Fish Hoek
Vishoek | |
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![]() The view of Fish Hoek Bay from Elsie's Peak towards Clovelly. | |
Coordinates: 34.136°S 18.430°E / -34.136; 18.430 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 13.45 km2 (5.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 11,890 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 9.7% |
• Coloured | 5.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
• White | 82.2% |
• Other | 1.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 83.0% |
• Afrikaans | 12.6% |
• Other | 4.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7975 |
PO box | 7974 |
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