Newlands, Cape Town

Newlands
Nuweland
From top, View of upper Newlands and Devil's Peak from Bishops Court. Newlands Cricket Stadium with the Newlands brewery behind (left), Newlands Spring on Springs Way (right). Boshof gateway (below).
Map
Street map of Newlands
Coordinates: 33°58′45″S 18°27′0″E / 33.97917°S 18.45000°E / -33.97917; 18.45000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Area
 • Total
3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
5,100
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African8.9%
 • Coloured5.9%
 • Indian/Asian3.8%
 • White77.0%
 • Other4.4%
First languages (2011)
 • English85.7%
 • Afrikaans7.4%
 • Xhosa1.5%
 • Other5.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7700
PO box
7725
Area code021

Newlands (Nuweland) is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.[2] The neighborhood of Bishopscourt is situated to its south west, Claremont to its south east, and Rondebosch to its east and north east.

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Newlands". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)