Imizamo Yethu | |
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Coordinates: 34°1′S 18°21′E / 34.017°S 18.350°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,538 |
• Density | 27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 91.6% |
• Coloured | 3.7% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 4.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 59.5% |
• English | 10.7% |
• Afrikaans | 4.7% |
• Zulu | 3.4% |
• Other | 21.7% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7806 |
Imizamo Yethu (Xhosa, meaning "Our Efforts" and commonly known as Mandela Park or IY[2]) is an informal settlement in the greater Hout Bay Valley area. The 18 hectare settlement houses approximately 33 600 people.[citation needed].