Noordhoek

Noordhoek is a seaside town between and Chapmans Peak on the . Its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach stretch south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie.
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  • Type: Village with 3,000 residents
  • Description: village on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Noordhoek, Cape Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapman’s Peak.

Peak
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Chapman's Peak is a mountain on the western side of the , between and Noordhoek in , . The western flank of the mountain falls sharply for hundreds of metres into the Atlantic Ocean, and a road, known as Chapman's Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain, linking Hout Bay to Noordhoek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Masiphumelele.

Village
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is a township on the , , situated between Kommetjie, Capri Village and Noordhoek. Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed by its residents, which is a Xhosa word meaning "let us succeed".

Noordhoek

Latitude
-34.1028° or 34° 6′ 10″ south
Longitude
18.38° or 18° 22′ 48″ east
Population
3,000
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA NOO
Open location code
4FQWV9WH+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31042349
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3363610
Wiki­data ID
Q378376
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Noordhoek” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Noordhoek”
  • Cebuano: “Noordhoek”
  • Chinese: “诺德霍克”
  • Chinese: “諾德和克”
  • Dutch: “Noordhoek”
  • French: “Noordhoek”
  • Japanese: “ノードホーク”
  • Pedi: “Noordhoek”
  • Russian: “Нордхук”
  • Spanish: “Noordhoek”
  • Turkish: “Noordhoek”
  • Ukrainian: “Нордхук, Кейптаун”
  • Ukrainian: “Нордхук”
  • Urdu: “نورڈہوک، کیپ ٹاؤن”
  • Zulu: “Noordhoek”

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