Port Nolloth

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Port Nolloth
Port Nolloth town, 2005
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Coordinates: 29°15′S 16°52′E / 29.250°S 16.867°E / -29.250; 16.867
Country	South Africa
Province	Northern Cape
District	Namakwa
Municipality	Richtersveld
Established	1854
Area [1]
• Total	30.32 km2 (11.71 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	6,092
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	16.2%
• Coloured	72.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	10.2%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	85.2%
• Xhosa	7.0%
• English	3.5%
• Sotho	1.1%
• Other	3.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8280
PO box	8280
Area code	027

Port Nolloth is a town and seaport in the Namaqualand region on the northwestern coast of South Africa, 144 kilometres (89 mi) northwest of Springbok. It is the seat of the Richtersveld Local Municipality.

The port was previously a transshipment point for copper from the Okiep mines, and diamonds from the Namaqua coast. Since the 1970s, the main seagoing activities have been fishing and small-vessel tourism. Today the town is a commercial hub with a number of holiday homes and a caravan park at the adjacent McDougalls Bay. It is also a gateway to the Richtersveld National Park, located 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the north along the Orange River.