Lavender Hill, Cape Town

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Lavender Hill
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Lavender Hill
Location in Greater Cape Town
Coordinates: 34°4′14″S18°29′11″E / 34.07056°S 18.48639°E / -34.07056; 18.48639
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Province Western Cape
Area
  Total
1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
32,598
Racial makeup (2011)
   Black African 3.17%
   Coloured 95.44%
   Indian/Asian 0.77%
   White 0.09%
  Other0.53%
First languages (2011)
   English 23.90%
   Afrikaans 74.05%
  Other0.39%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Lavender Hill is a suburb on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa, [1] known for its challenging socio-economic conditions and high levels of violence. [2] It's a community with a history marked by apartheid-era forced removals and persistent gang activity. [3] [4] Despite these difficulties, Lavender Hill is also home to initiatives focused on community development, arts and culture, and providing safe spaces for young people. [5] Created in the early 1970s, it was designed as a dumping ground for "coloured" people removed from areas designated as "white" under the Group Areas Act, including District Six. This history of displacement and social challenges continues to shape the community today. [6]

References

  1. "Census 2011: Sub Place: Lavender Hill". census2011.adrianfrith.com.
  2. "Project 2 / The Gang-Affected Community of Lavender Hill, South Africa". In Place of War.
  3. Davy, Kate Thompson (28 September 2020). "The gang war next door. How inequality contributes to Cape… | by Kate Thompson Davy | Medium". Medium.
  4. Hartford, Daniel (November 18, 2015). "Op-Ed: Bringing lavender to the hills – community policing, fear and safety in the Cape". Daily Maverick.
  5. "Lavender Hill's Community Efforts" . Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. "Building resilience through social cohesion: a case study in Lavender Hill" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-21.