Macassar Beach, in False Bay, is proclaimed a Coloured group area by the Group Areas Board

Macassar is a beach in False Bay, east of the Peninsula. The beach is named after Macassar in the former Dutch East Indies, where a nobleman named Sheik Yusuf hailed. He died in the Cape and was buried in the area. On 24 December 1964, the beach was proclaimed a coloured group area by the Group Areas Board. The beach is still a predominantly coloured area and is well known for its coastal dunes. The people of Macassar still largely work in the fishing and boat making industries.