Green Point, Cape Town
Green Point (Afrikaans: Groenpunt) is an affluent suburb on the Atlantic Seaboard of Cape Town, South Africa located to the north west of the central business district. It is a popular residential area for young professionals, alongside the sub-district of De Waterkant. Many new mid-rise apartment and mixed-use developments have gone up in recent years. Somerset Road forms the main thoroughfare lined by restaurants, cafés, delis, boutiques and nightclubs.
Green Point | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
 An aerial view of Green Point from Signal Hill | |
 Street map of Green Point | |
  Green Point  Green Point | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′S 18°24′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,362 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 23.3% |
| • Coloured | 10.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.2% |
| • White | 60.9% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 67.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 15.2% |
| • Xhosa | 3.2% |
| • Zulu | 1.2% |
| • Other | 12.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8051 |
| PO box | 8005 |
| Area code | 021 |
The Braemar Estate includes a few dozen properties that are restricted to single dwellings only, within the boundaries of Green Point [2]
Between 1980 and 1982, the Green Point constituency was extended to include Walvis Bay, about 1,500km to the north.[3]
Places of Interest
Skeu Teeth Brothers with the upgrade to Helen Suzman Boulevard and the new Granger Bay Boulevard being constructed, along with a massive investment in creating an urban park around the stadium.
See also
References
- "Sub Place Green Point". Census 2011.
- "Braemar Estate".
- Sub-Saharan Africa Report, Issues 2578-2584, Foreign Broadcast Information Service., 1982, page 48
