Hanover Park, Cape Town
Suburb of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa
Place in Western Cape, South Africa
Hanover Park | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′38″S 18°31′52″E / 33.994°S 18.531°E / -33.994; 18.531 | |
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) | |
• 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 |
Hanover Park is a neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa
In February 1980 the neighborhood was the starting point of a national prolonged school boycott in protest of apartheid laws and policies. Although Hanover Park is its own neighborhood separate from Philippi to its south it is situated within the Philippi police precinct area.casecade court
Hanover Park currently has a very high crime rate.
Notable people
- Benni McCarthy, South African footballer
- Albert Fritz, South African politician
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