Portland, Mitchells Plain

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Portland
Coordinates: 34°03′04″S18°36′47″E / 34.051°S 18.613°E / -34.051; 18.613
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
Area
[1]
  Total2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total24,156
  Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 3.21%
   Coloured 93.70%
   Indian/Asian 1.31%
   White 0.21%
  Other1.57%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 30.46%
   English 66.83%
  Other1.01%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Portland is a neighborhood in the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is just west of the Mitchells Plain Town Centre.

Educational institutions in the area include Portland High School, Mondale High School, Montagu Drive Primary School, Jamaica Way Primary School, Wespoort Primary School, Portland Primary School, and Liesbeeck Primary. False Bay College's Mitchells Plain campus in is also in this neighborhood.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Eastridge". Census 2011.