Hanover Park, Cape Town
Hanover Park is a neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Coordinates: 33.994°S 18.531°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Athlone, Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 34,625 |
• Density | 17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.4% |
• Coloured | 96.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 70.7% |
• English | 27.9% |
• Other | 1.4% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7780 |
PO box | 7782 |
In February 1980 the neighborhood was the starting point of a national prolonged school boycott in protest of apartheid laws and policies.[2][3]
Notable people
- Benni McCarthy, South African footballer.
- Albert Fritz, South African politician.
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References
- "Sub Place Hanover Park". Census 2011.
- "Nelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989 | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- "Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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