Papendorp

For other uses, see Woodstock, Cape Town.

Papendorp is a small village on the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Western Cape Province, South Africa. This village resides under Matzikama Local Municipality.

Papendorp
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Coordinates: 31°42′S 18°13′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	West Coast
Municipality	Matzikama
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)

Papendorp is located at the mouth of the Olifants River and at high tide it is possible to navigate to Lutzville on a flat-bottomed boat, about 30 km upstream. Ebenhaezer, a Rhenish mission station established in 1831 is located a few kilometers further inland, on the road between Papendorp and Lutzville.^[1] There are salt pans in the area that are exploited commercially. Strandfontein is located a few kilometers south down the coast.^[2]