Hout Bay

Hout Bay appears to be a little harbour village but is actually a suburb of the metropole .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lichtenstein Castle and Hout Bay Museum.

is a mock castle in Hout Bay, , built on the and modelled after in , .

Museum
Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a province-aided at 4 Andrews Road in Hout Bay near , South Africa. Opened on 5 April 1979, the museum has displays on the history of the Hout Bay valley and its people, focusing on forestry, mining, and the fishing industry up to modern times.

Beach
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llandudno.

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is a residential suburb of Cape Town on the of the Western Cape. There are no shops or commercial activities, but the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.

Hout Bay

Latitude
-34.0431° or 34° 2′ 35″ south
Longitude
18.3556° or 18° 21′ 20″ east
Population
17,900
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA ZCF
Open location code
4FQWX944+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262720634
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3366639
Wiki­data ID
Q1013375
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Satellite Map

Discover Hout Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Hout Bay” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Houtbaai”
  • Chinese: “豪特湾”
  • Chinese: “豪特灣”
  • Dutch: “Hout Bay”
  • Dutch: “Houtbaai”
  • French: “Hout Bay”
  • German: “Hout Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ הוט”
  • Italian: “Hout Bay”
  • Japanese: “ホウト湾”
  • Pedi: “Hout Bay”
  • Romanian: “Houtbaai”
  • Turkish: “Hout Bay”
  • Xhosa: “Hout Bay”
  • Zulu: “Hout Bay”

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