Strand is administered by the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. It is in close proximity to the inland town of Somerset West. Recent expansion and development of both towns has resulted in the two now being adjacent to each other, with shopping malls and residential complexes creating the connections. The unofficial divide between the two towns is the national road which bisects them, the N2. Strand forms part of the Helderberg Basin, along with Somerset West and Gordon's Bay
Strand offers white-sand beaches and views of the Cape Peninsula. During the summer, tourists from other parts of South Africa, including Johannesburg, and abroad, come to enjoy the seaside offerings. Tourism has been a major source of local income since 1950,when the town was popular with visitors from the north of the country, and was home to many retired veterans of the Boer War.There is a train service from Strand to the CBD of Cape Town.
Strand also used to accommodate one of the largest dynamite factories in South Africa, owned by the AECI group. This area is being redeveloped into a large new mixed-use urban development, Paardevlei, and current tenants include Cheetah Outreach.
In winter there may be a low inversion layer covering the town, resulting in some degree of pollution. This is rarely seen, however, because of the prevalent winds that keep Strand's skies clean.
Droffarc Posted at 1-24 00:23
Xmas to new year you cannot find parking for busses or even roller skates. They picnic on the side of the rad and leave their mess just there.
AH. Less glamorous than your aerial views would make it seem
Droffarc Posted at 1-24 06:31
Those brown parts on the sand are not rocks - 'tis kelp washed ashore after a particularly violent storm.
Usually the sand is clean and white.
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Droffarc Posted at 1-25 03:15
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