Plumstead, Cape Town

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Plumstead
Plumstead, Cape Town
Coordinates: 34°1′20″S18°28′20″E / 34.02222°S 18.47222°E / -34.02222; 18.47222
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Cape Town
Area
[1]
  Total4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total20,178
  Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 10.4%
   Coloured 28.8%
   Indian/Asian 2.5%
   White 54.5%
  Other3.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 83.2%
   Afrikaans 10.4%
   Xhosa 1.3%
  Other5.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7800
PO box
7801
Area code 021

Plumstead is a residential suburb situated in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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History

Plumstead was first mentioned when, in 1762, a large portion of the land beyond Wynberg and the Constantia Valley was granted to the free burghers Hendrick Jergens and Johan Barrens, who were Dutch settlers. They called the land 'Rust' (Rest) and 'Werk' (Work).

Twenty years later the land was granted to Hendrick Bouman Brigeraad.

After the decline of the Dutch East India Company, the British occupied the Cape.

An Englishman, Henry Batt, arrived in 1807 and bought 'Rust and Werk' and renamed it Plumstead, after a district of London. He farmed the area for twenty six years, and died in 1833. The farm Plumstead was sub-divided and bought by Messrs. Higgs, Loubscher and Southey. Today, Plumstead consists of a mix of houses built in the 1940s and 1950s and more modern residences.

Geography

The suburb is bordered to the east by the M5 expressway and to the west by the suburb of Constantia.

Education

The suburb contains a number of educational institutions.

Schools:

Tertiary institutions:

Shopping

Plumstead has multiple small shopping centers within its boundaries;

Sports

Plumstead incorporates the Cape Town Cricket Club and Plumstead Tennis Club, both located on Victoria Road. Next to these is the Plumstead Bowling Club.

Governance

Plumstead is divided between wards 62, 63 and 73 of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality. The ward councillors are Elizabeth Brunette, Monty Oliver and Carmen Siebritz, respectively, all members of the Democratic Alliance. [2] The Plumstead Municipal Offices are located on Victoria Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Plumstead". Census 2011.
  2. "Plumstead Councillors". Councillors Online. City of Cape Town. Retrieved 15 June 2013.