De Waterkant | |
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Clockwise from top: Street in De Waterkant, Cape Quarter Mall, An old house in De Waterkant, Bo-Kaap seen from De Waterkant, Old traditional homes of De Waterkant. | |
 Street map of De Waterkant | |
  De Waterkant  De Waterkant | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′55″S 18°25′08″E / 33.91528°S 18.41889°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 361 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.6% |
| • Coloured | 5.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 5.5% |
| • White | 75.3% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 69.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 17.2% |
| • Sotho | 1.4% |
| • Other | 11.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8001 |
De Waterkant is a sub-district of the suburb of Green Point, Cape Town. The neighbourhood is adjacent to the central business district on the southeastern end of Somerset Road. On the south, it is neighboured by the historically Cape Malay Muslim neighbourhood of Bo-Kaap.
De Waterkant is a convenient address for many young professionals, the upper-class, and niche restaurants and retailers. The area is home to the Cape Quarter shopping mall[2] and Vega's Cape Town campus.[3]
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place De Waterkant". Census 2011.
- ^ "Contact Us". Cape Quarter. Retrieved 2016-02-08.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vega Campuses". Vega. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-08.