Woodstock | |
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Nickname: "Little Madeira" | |
Coordinates: 33°55′50″S 18°26′50″E / 33.93056°S 18.44722°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Cape Town |
Government | |
• Councillor (Ward 57) | Yusuf Mohamed (DA) |
• Councillor (Ward 115) | Ian McMahon (DA) |
• Councillor (Ward 55) | Fabian Ah-Sing (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,345 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 29.1% |
• Coloured | 50.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
• White | 11.6% |
• Other | 5.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 63.8% |
• Afrikaans | 18.1% |
• Xhosa | 2.0% |
• Other | 16.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | |
PO box | 7915 |
Area code | 021 |
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.