Woodstock, Cape Town

Woodstock
Top: Southern part of Woodstock, seen from the northern end, with Devil's Peak in the background. The pink building in the foreground is the town hall, middle left: The French Redoubt/Fort, Ruth Prowse Art School, Traditional Victorian homes in Woodstock.
Nickname: 
"Little Madeira"
Street map of Woodstock
Street map of Woodstock
Woodstock is located in Western Cape
Woodstock
Woodstock
Woodstock is located in South Africa
Woodstock
Woodstock
Coordinates: 33°55′50″S 18°26′50″E / 33.93056°S 18.44722°E / -33.93056; 18.44722
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Main PlaceCape Town
Government
 • Councillor
(Ward 57)
Yusuf Mohamed (DA)
 • Councillor
(Ward 115)
Ian McMahon (DA)
 • Councillor
(Ward 55)
Fabian Ah-Sing (DA)
Area
 • Total3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total9,345
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African29.1%
 • Coloured50.9%
 • Indian/Asian2.8%
 • White11.6%
 • Other5.6%
First languages (2011)
 • English63.8%
 • Afrikaans18.1%
 • Xhosa2.0%
 • Other16.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
PO box
7915
Area code021

Woodstock is one of the earliest suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the city centre of Cape Town. Woodstock is served by Woodstock and Esplanade railway stations, and has the postal code 7925 for street addresses and 7915 for post office box deliveries.

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Woodstock". Census 2011.