Northern Suburbs, Cape Town

Northern Suburbs
Region
View of Bellville from Tygerberg Hill
View of Bellville from Tygerberg Hill
Northern Suburbs is located in Western Cape
Northern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs is located in South Africa
Northern Suburbs
Northern Suburbs
Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 18°38′00″E / 33.90000°S 18.63333°E / -33.90000; 18.63333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

The Northern Suburbs is a major urban and rural region located in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the urban north-eastern part of the Greater Cape Town metropolitan area (Cape Metropole) that is functionally merged with Cape Town.

The northern suburbs of Cape Town are experiencing human trafficking, as of October 2023 they have encountered 74 human trafficking victims, 42 labour trafficking victims, 9 victims of unspecified trafficking activities, 23 sex trafficking victims, and an estimated overall sum of 250 000 victims in South Africa.[1]

  1. ^ Klerk, Nielen De. "Human trafficking on the rise in northern suburbs of Cape Town". News24. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.