Firgrove | |
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Coordinates: 34°03′18″S18°47′02″E / 34.0549539°S 18.7838779°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 1,891 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Coloured | 90.96% |
• Black African | 4.92% |
• Other | 3.65% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.26% |
• White | 0.21% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 68.10% |
• English | 22.75% |
• Northern Sotho | 4.23% |
• Other | 2.75% |
• Xhosa | 1.11% |
• Tswana | 0.32% |
• Southern Ndebele | 0.32% |
• Zulu | 0.26% |
• Sign Language | 0.11% |
• Venda | 0.05% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7110 |
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