Mfuleni

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Mfuleni
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An aerial photograph of Mfuleni in the foreground stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) are situated beyond.
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Mfuleni
Coordinates: 33°59′41″S18°40′33″E / 33.99472°S 18.67583°E / -33.99472; 18.67583
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Cape Town
Government
   Councillor Thembisile Bathembu (Ward 108) (ANC)
Area
[1]
  Total
13.46 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
52,274
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 95.9%
   Coloured 3.0%
   Indian/Asian 0.1%
   White 0.2%
  Other0.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Xhosa 85.9%
   Afrikaans 3.4%
   Sotho 3.0%
   English 2.8%
  Other4.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
7100 (street)
n/a
PO box
Postal Code
Area code 021

Mfuleni is a relatively new township about 32 kilometres from central Cape Town, South Africa. It is a predominantly Black township, although there are also some Coloured members of the community.

Mfuleni is a suburb of Blue Downs area and is close to the sprawling township of Khayelitsha and also next to the new suburb of Malibu Village. [2] Around 52,300 people live in this township. Most were moved there from the late 1990s following flooding and fires in different townships across the Western Cape, such as Philippi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha. Hence, the mixed nature of the community here. Unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime are some of the most pressing problems in this poor township.

Recently, the Department of Local government and Housing with its partners [3] established a new housing project which built an additional 165 houses. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Mfuleni". Census 2011.
  2. "Malibu Village". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Habitat for Humanity Project, Mfuleni (Cape Town)". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  4. "Mfuleni Project" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-22.