Mandela Park Explained

Mandela Park
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-34.049°N 18.686°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:Khayelitsha, Cape Town
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.86
Population Total:18,747
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.67%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.63%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.04%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.01%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.64%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:isiXhosa
Demographics2 Info1:89.73%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:3.38%
Demographics2 Title5:Sesotho
Demographics2 Info5:1.66%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Mandela Park is a neighborhood in the Khayelitsha urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It was established in 1986 under the apartheid era government of P.W. Botha as a residential area for black South Africans moving to Cape Town from the Eastern Cape province. It was one of the few areas in South Africa in the 1980s where black South Africans could purchase homes with bank loans. Many of the streets in the neighbourhood are named after anti-apartheid activists.[2] The Mandela Park Backyarders association is based in the community.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Mandela Park . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Legassick. Martin. 2003. Housing battles in post-Apartheid South Africa. 2022-01-14. ccs.ukzn.ac.za.