Parklands, Western Cape

Coordinates: 33°48′52″S 18°30′09″E / 33.81444°S 18.50250°E / -33.81444; 18.50250
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Parklands
Parklands is located in Western Cape
Parklands
Parklands
Parklands is located in South Africa
Parklands
Parklands
Coordinates: 33°48′52″S 18°30′09″E / 33.81444°S 18.50250°E / -33.81444; 18.50250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Main PlaceBloubergstrand
Government
 • CouncillorMeisie Sarah Makuwa (Ward 104) (ANC)
Jonathan Mills (DA) (Ward 107)
Area
 • Total2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total14,476
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African30.7%
 • Coloured10.4%
 • Indian/Asian3.1%
 • White54.2%
 • Other1.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English56.7%
 • Afrikaans16.3%
 • Xhosa9.8%
 • Zulu1.8%
 • Other15.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7441
PO box
2121

Parklands is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is near Blouberg, bordered by Tableview, Cape Town and is part of the Western Seaboard residential district.

Parklands is one of the fastest-growing residential developments in the Western Cape. It is characterised by lower-density suburban areas and higher-density apartment block areas; the latter are largely inhabited by African diaspora residents.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Parklands". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Wazimap visualisation of census data Ward 107". Wazimap.co.za.
  3. ^ "Wazimap visualisation of Ward 113 demographics". wazimap.co.za.