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Khayelitsha
Suburb of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khayelitsha (/ˌkaɪ.əˈliːtʃə/) is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for New Home.[2] It is reputed to be one of the largest[3] and fastest-growing townships in South Africa.
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Khayelitsha | |
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![]() Khayelitsha looking east, from Lookout Hill over Ilitha Park | |
Coordinates: 34°02′25″S 18°40′40″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 38.71 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 391,749 |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 98.6% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2019) | |
• Xhosa | 90.5% |
• English | 3.2% |
• Sotho | 1.4% |
• Afrikaans | 1.1% |
• Other | 3.8% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7784 |
PO box | 7783 |
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