Simon's Town

Simon's Town Simonstad
Clockwise from top: View of Simon's Town, Jubilee Square, Welcome Sign, Simon's Town Waterfront, St George's Street.
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Coordinates: 34°11′36″S 18°26′00″E / 34.19333°S 18.43333°E / -34.19333; 18.43333
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Established	1680[1]
Named for	Simon van der Stel
Government
• Councillor	Simon Liell-Cock (DA)
Area [2]
• Total	19.81 km2 (7.65 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	6,569
• Density	330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	24.5%
• Coloured	12.7%
• Indian/Asian	4.4%
• White	56.4%
• Other	2.0%
First languages (2011) [2]
• English	68%
• Afrikaans	19%
• Xhosa	3.5%
• Zulu	2.5%
• Other	1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7975
PO box	7995

Simon's Town (Afrikaans: Simonstad), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base.^[3] It is located on the shores of Simon's Bay in False Bay, on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. For more than two centuries, it has been a naval base and harbour (first for the British Royal Navy and now the South African Navy). The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.^[4]