Hanover Park, Cape Town

Hanover Park is a neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Hanover Park
A view of Hanover Park
Hanover Park
Hanover Park
Coordinates: 33.994°S 18.531°E / -33.994; 18.531
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Main PlaceAthlone, Cape Town
Area
  Total2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total34,625
  Density17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African2.4%
  Coloured96.5%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White0.1%
  Other0.6%
First languages (2011)
  Afrikaans70.7%
  English27.9%
  Other1.4%
Time zoneUTC+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

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