Atlantis (South Africa)

The city is located in the southwestern part of the province, off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean , approximately 34 kilometers (in a straight line) north of Cape Town , the provincial capital. The absolute height is 252 meters above sea ​​level ^[1] .

The average annual rainfall is 375 mm. Most rainfall occurs between April and October . The average maximum air temperature varies from 15.9 ° C (in July) to 27.2 ° C (in February). The coldest month of the year is July . The average minimum night temperature for this month is 7.1 ° C ^[2] .

According to the 2001 official census , the population was 53,820, of which 47.72% were men and 52.28% were women, respectively. In racial terms, color made up 95.61% of the population of the city, Negroes - 2.84%; white - 1.04%; Asians (including Indians ) - 0.51%. The most common languages ​​among the townspeople were: Afrikaans (90.27%) and English (8.93%) ^[3] .
According to the data obtained during the official census of 2011, 67,491 people lived in Atlantis, of which 48.94% were men, 51.16% were women, respectively. In racial terms, color made up 85.01% of the population of the city; blacks - 12.91%; Asians (including Indians) - 0.36%; white - 0.15%, representatives of other races - 1.57%. The most common languages ​​among city residents were: Afrikaans (79.50%), Zulu (9.43%) and English (7.67%) ^[4] .