Cape Gate

Cape Gate is a shopping district of Brackenfell in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Cape Gate
Entrance 1 and 2 of Cape Gate Shopping Centre
Cape Gate
Cape Gate
Coordinates: 33°51′10″S 18°41′46″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Main PlaceBrackenfell
Area
 • Total0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7560
PO box
7562

Road Access

Cape Gate is located north of the N1 highway to Paarl which is 29 km (18 mi) to the north-east and Cape Town which is 30 km (19 mi) to the south-west. It is also the location of the N1's exit 29. The Exit 29 off-ramp connects to Okavango Road.[2]

Cape Gate is also at the junction of the M137 (Okavango Road) and M73 (De Bron Road/Marlborough Street). The M173 connects to Durbanville and Kraaifontein as well as Brackenfell Industria. The M73 also connects to Durbanville to Kraaifontein.

Geography

Cape Gate is located in the suburb of Brackenfell which is located on the outskirts of the Cape Metropole.

It is surrounded by Kraaifontein in the north and east and surrounded by other suburban areas of Brackenfell in the west and south such as Kleinbron, Vredekloof and Okavango Park.

Shopping

Cape Gate Shopping Complex

Cape Gate is known for its massive shopping complex comprising the Cape Gate Regional Shopping Centre and the Cape Gate Lifestyle Centre. Cape Gate Shopping Centre is the biggest of the two and has over 160 stores in the centre.[3][4]

Cape Gate Lifestyle Centre is a smaller component of the shopping complex comprising stores such as Superspar, Virgin Active, Kloppers Sport, BuildIt, Mambos Plastic, Bathroom Bizarre and the Blasters Family Entertainment Centre amongst others. It also includes restaurants such as Burger King, KFC, Nando's and Steers.[5][6]

Other shopping facilities

Since Cape Gate is a shopping district itself it has many other stores, car delearships and restaurants other than the Cape Gate Shopping and Lifestyle Centres. These include Builders Warehouse, Giant Hyper, Makro, Mahindra, Tafelberg Furnishers and an Engen petrol station.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Imperial Toyota Cape Gate was previously located in the building of now Haval Cape Gate but moved a few kilometres north to the corner of Okavango and Langeberg Roads near Kraaifontein however it still retains the name Imperial Toyota Cape Gate.[13]

Medical facilities

Cape Gate includes the Mediclinic Cape Gate, a private hospital adjacent to the Cape Gate Shopping Centre. This hospital is owned by South African-based company, Mediclinic International.[14]

References
  1. Census 2011 https://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/199019003. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Travel South Africa". distancecalculator.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "Cape Gate Shopping Centre". capegatecentre.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. "Malls | Mallguide". www.mallguide.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  5. "Cape Gate Lifestyle Centre". FPG. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  6. "STORES". Cape Gate Lifestyle Precinct. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  7. "Builders Warehouse - Cape Gate". Life is a Garden. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  8. Advertising, C. W. "Gianthyper - Everything under a Giant Roof". GiantHyper. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. "Store Locator | Makro | Makro Online Site". www.makro.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. "Store Locator | Find your nearest store | Tafelberg Furnishers". Tafelberg Furnishers - Independent furniture and appliance retailer. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. "Home - Mahindra Cape Gate - Drive360". www.drive360.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. "Cape Gate Engen". FPG. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. "Imperial Toyota Cape Gate Has a New Home". Imperial Toyota. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  14. "Mediclinic Cape Gate: Hospital Services". www.mediclinic.co.za. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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