Saldanha, also known as Saldanha Bay, is a town of 21,636 people, located 110 kilometres (70 mi) north of Cape Town on the northern shore of Saldanha Bay, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development as a port for the export of iron ore from Sishen in the Northern Cape, which is transported on the Sishen–Saldanha railway line. The port is one of the largest exporting ports of ore in the whole of Africa, and it is able to handle ships as large as 200 000 tons deadweight.[2] Saldanha Bay is named after António de Saldanha, captain of a vessel in Albuquerque's fleet which visited South Africa in 1503.

Saldanha
Saldanha beach
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Coordinates: 32°59′52″S 17°56′44″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Saldanha Bay
Area [1]
• Total	17.36 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	28,142
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	29.9%
• Coloured	65%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	13.5%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	70.3%
• Xhosa	19.6%
• English	7.0%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7395
PO box	7395
Area code	022

Port

The port has handling facilities for both bulk iron ore and crude oil.[3] Ore vessels up to 21.5 metre draft are handled, as well as large crude oil carriers up to 20.5 metre draft.[3]

Demographics (2011)[4]

• Area: 17.36 square kilometres (6.70 sq mi)
• Population: 28,142: 1.621 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.20/sq mi)
• Households: 7,654: 440.81 per square kilometre (1,141.7/sq mi)

References

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[ru] Салданья (город)