Plumstead | |
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Coordinates: 34°1′20″S18°28′20″E / 34.02222°S 18.47222°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
Population (2011) [1] | |
• Total | 20,178 |
• Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 10.4% |
• Coloured | 28.8% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
• White | 54.5% |
• Other | 3.8% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 83.2% |
• Afrikaans | 10.4% |
• Xhosa | 1.3% |
• Other | 5.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7800 |
PO box | 7801 |
Area code | 021 |
Plumstead is a suburb situated in the Southern Suburbs region of the city of Cape Town, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
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.[ citation needed ]
The suburb is bordered to the east by the M5 expressway and to the west by the suburb of Constantia.
The suburb contains a number of educational institutions.
Schools:
Tertiary institutions:
There are multiple pre-school and educare facilities in Plumstead.
Plumstead incorporates the Cape Town Cricket Club and Plumstead Tennis Club, both located on Victoria Road. Next to these is the Plumstead Bowling Club.[ citation needed ]
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 area hosts a City of Cape Town Municipal Office and walk-in Motor Vehicle Registration Center, on the corner of Victoria and Main Roads. [3] [4]
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