{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Hondeklip Bay | native_name = Hondeklipbaai | image_skyline = HONDEKLIPBAAI.jpg | image_caption = Hondeklipbaai | pushpin_map = South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa | coordinates = {{coord|30|19|S|17|16|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[South Africa]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[Northern Cape]] | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = [[Namakwa/Namaqua District Municipality|Namakwa/Namaqua]] | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Kamiesberg Local Municipality|Kamiesberg]] | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | established_title = Established | leader_title = Councillor | area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web |url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/365009 |title = Main Place Hondeklip Bay |work=Census 2011}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 22.66 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | population_total = 543 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics1_title1 = [[Bantu peoples of South Africa|Black African]] | demographics1_info1 = 8.3% | demographics1_title2 = [[Coloureds|Coloured]] | demographics1_info2 = 80.5% | demographics1_title3 = [[Indian South African|Indian]]/[[Asian South African|Asian]] | demographics1_info3 = 1.5% | demographics1_title4 = [[White South African|White]] | demographics1_info4 = 8.8% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.9% <!-- demographics (section 2) --> | demographics_type2 = [[First language]]s (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="census2011" /> | demographics2_title1 = [[Afrikaans]] | demographics2_info1 = 96.9% | demographics2_title2 = [[South African English|English]] | demographics2_info2 = 1.1% | demographics2_title3 = [[South African Sign Language|Sign language]] | demographics2_info3 = 1.1% | demographics2_title4 = | demographics2_info4 = | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 0.9% <!-- blank fields (section 2) --> <!-- Other information --> | timezone1 = [[South African Standard Time|SAST]] | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in South Africa|Postal code]] (street) | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = [[Post-office box|PO box]] | postal2_code = 8222 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in South Africa|Area code]] | area_code = 027 }} '''Hondeklip Bay''' ({{langx|af|Hondeklipbaai}}, which translates as ''dog stone bay'') is a coastal village in the [[Namakwa District Municipality|Namakwa]] district of the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]]. It lies about 95&nbsp;km south west of the district capital [[Springbok, Northern Cape|Springbok]].

This village was originally used as a harbor to export copper ore from the mines around [[Springbok, Northern Cape|Springbok]] but was later surpassed by [[Port Nolloth]], which had a safer harbor as well as a railway line.

Today Hondeklip Bay is a popular regional holiday destination and serves the fishing and diamond-mining community. Holiday accommodation ranges from camping at the municipal caravan park to self-catering chalets at the [http://www.honnehokke.co.za Honnehokke Resort].

Attractions include ship wrecks like the {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160817013734/http://hondeklip.com/jahleel-shipwreck/ Jahleel]}} and the Aristea which ran aground in 2003 and 1945 respectively. In July 2016, the Jahleel started breaking up and split in two. For tourism information, visit the {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170628211732/http://hondeklip.com/ Hondeklip]}} website. The mouth of the [[Spoeg River]] is located about 18&nbsp;km SSE down the coast from Hondeklip Bay. There are caves of archaeological interest there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hondeklip.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628211732/http://hondeklip.com/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=28 June 2017 |title=Home |website=hondeklip.com}}</ref>

==Demographics (2001)==

Source:<ref>http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/30302 , [[South African National Census of 2001|Census 2001]] — Main Place "Hondeklip Bay"</ref>

* Area: {{convert|19.68|sqkm}} * Population: 540: {{convert|27.44|PD/sqkm}} * Households: 166: {{convert|8.43|/sqkm}}

{| class="wikitable" |- !Gender !Population !% |- | [[Female]] | 259 | 47.96 |- | [[Male]] | 281 | 52.04 |}

{| class="wikitable" |- !Race !Population !% |- | [[Bantu peoples in South Africa|Black]] | 36 | 6.67 |- | [[White South African|White]] | 36 | 6.67 |- | [[Coloured]] | 468 | 86.67 |- | [[Asian South African|Asian]] | 0 | 0 |}

{| class="wikitable" |- ![[First language]] !Population !% |- | [[Zulu language|IsiZulu]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Xhosa language|IsiXhosa]] | 21 | 3.89 |- | [[Afrikaans]] | 504 | 93.33 |- | [[Northern Sotho language|Sepedi]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Tswana language|Setswana]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[English language|English]] | 3 | 0.56 |- | [[Sotho language|Sesotho]] | 9 | 1.67 |- | [[Tsonga language|Xitsonga]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Swazi language|SiSwati]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Venda language|Tshivenda]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Southern Ndebele language|IsiNdebele]] | 0 | 0 |- | [[Languages of South Africa|Other]] | 3 | 0.56 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Namakwa District Municipality}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places in the Kamiesberg Local Municipality]] [[Category:Namaqualand]]

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