Wallacedene | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -33.8583°N 18.7333°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: | Kraaifontein |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.60 |
Population Total: | 10381 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 75.4% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 22.9% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.3% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 0.0% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info1: | 62.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 27.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 3.6% |
Demographics2 Title4: | English |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.8% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.8% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 7570 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 7570 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Wallacedene is an informal housing settlement on the eastern outskirts of Kraaifontein, South Africa. The settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation of pass laws allowed rural populations to more readily migrate to urban centres. By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. The housing rights activist Irene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene.[2] Grootboom and other inhabitants won a Constitutional Court ruling in 2000 which stated that they could not be evicted without being offered alternative accommodation.[3]