| Century City | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb of Cape Town |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.8917°N 18.5083°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Milnerton |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.62 |
| Population Total: | 4239 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 15.9% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 10.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 19.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 49.6% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 4.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 69.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 15.7% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.9% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 10.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7441 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 7446 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Century City is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is structured as a mixed-use development including entertainment, residential, retail and office components.[2] It is located 10 km to the north-east of central Cape Town along the N1 motorway and is traversed by numerous waterways, wetlands and canals.
Development began under Monex Development in 1997 and continues under the new owners, Rabie Property Group.[3] Century City's original developments were the Ratanga Junction theme park and Canal Walk shopping centre. When it was opened in October 2000, Canal Walk was the largest shopping mall in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere in lettable area at 141,000 m2.[4]
The Ratanga Junction theme park closed in May 2018 after many years of financial problems. The site was redeveloped and was replaced by Ratanga Park, a recreational park.[4]
Built on a wetland area, Century City needed to comply with conservation measures. Intaka Island is a 16-hectare wetland area within the development. The wetland naturally cleans the water in the canals and provides a green lung in an otherwise high-density development.[5] [6]
There were concerns that Century City would cause decentralisation from the Cape Town central business district, but thanks to the city improvement district (CID) and urban renewal efforts spearheaded by the Cape Town Partnership (CTP), this has not happened. This development thus remains another commercial node in the Cape Town metropolitan area while the city centre remains vibrant. More recently, the development has been criticized for causing traffic problems. Measures have been taken with an aim to improve congestion during peak hours.[7]
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