Kensington, Cape Town

This article is about the suburb of Cape Town. For other places also named Kensington, see Kensington (disambiguation).

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Coordinates: 33°54′37″S18°30′28″E / 33.91028°S 18.50778°E / -33.91028; 18.50778
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Maitland, Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	1.88 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	12,551
• Density	6,680/km2 (17,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
•  Black African	6.5%
•  Coloured	88.0%
•  Indian/Asian	2.6%
•  White	0.3%
• Other	2.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
•  English	77.4%
•  Afrikaans	18.4%
• Other	6.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7405
PO box	7405
Area code	021
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Kensington is one of the northern suburbs of Cape Town.

Notable people

• Lorna de Smidt (1943-2022) - activist

References

1. "Sub Place Kensington". Census 2011.