Meadowridge Explained

Meadowridge
Coordinates:-34.0333°N 45°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:Cape Town
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.34
Population Total:2519
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:5.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:5.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:1.0%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:85.9%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:2.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:90.1%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:8.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:1.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:7806
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:021

Meadowridge is a suburb in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is the second garden city in Cape Town and was officially opened on 23 March 1955.

Nearby schools are Bergvliet Primary School, Sweet Valley Primary School and Bergvliet High School. Close by is the local football club, Meadowridge AFC.

Meadowridge is home to the Meadowridge Library, one of Cape Town's top circulating libraries, which serves Meadowridge and surrounding neighborhoods.

The Meadowridge Sports Association is the custodian of the football fields, the forest and the building currently occupied by the Sunny Skies nursery school.

Meadowridge resident testimony–Over the last 10 years, the football field was closed in with fencing to prevent the local community from damaging the football ground for the odd match to be played irregularly. Older residents would remember the site as a place to visit and have fun with their children but the high fences now make it seem like a protected fortress.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Meadowridge . Census 2011.