De Waterkant

De Waterkant
De Waterkant
	Clockwise from top: Street in De Waterkant, Cape Quarter Mall, An old house in De Waterkant, Bo-Kaap seen from De Waterkant, Old traditional homes of De Waterkant.
	Street map of De Waterkant
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	Coordinates: 33°54′55″S 18°25′08″E / 33.91528°S 18.41889°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area
• Total	0.30 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	361
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	11.6%
• Coloured	5.0%
• Indian/Asian	5.5%
• White	75.3%
• Other	2.5%
First languages (2011)
• English	69.8%
• Afrikaans	17.2%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Other	11.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8001

De Waterkant is a sub-district of the suburb of Green Point, Cape Town. The neighbourhood is adjacent to the central business district on the southeastern end of Somerset Road. On the south, it is neighboured by the historically Cape Malay Muslim neighbourhood of Bo-Kaap.

De Waterkant is a convenient address for many young professionals, the upper-class, and niche restaurants and retailers. The area is home to the Cape Quarter shopping mall^[2] and Vega's Cape Town campus.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sub Place De Waterkant". Census 2011.
^ "Contact Us". Cape Quarter. Retrieved 2016-02-08.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Vega Campuses". Vega. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-08.

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