Mowbray, Cape Town

Mowbray
Mostert's Mill, February 2008
Mostert's Mill, February 2008
Map
Street map of Mowbray
Coordinates: 33°56′46″S 18°28′34″E / 33.94611°S 18.47611°E / -33.94611; 18.47611
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Area
 • Total
2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
4,726
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African44.2%
 • White36.1%
 • Coloured11.3%
 • Indian/Asian4.0%
 • Other4.3%
First languages (2011)
 • English68.0%
 • Afrikaans8.0%
 • Xhosa7.4%
 • Zulu2.1%
 • Other14.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7700
PO box
7705

Mowbray is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. Mowbray is at a junction of several major Cape Town highways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at Mowbray railway station. Its original name was Driekoppen ("Three heads" in Dutch).

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