University Estate

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University Estate
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University Estate
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University Estate
Coordinates: 33°56′20″S18°27′5″E / 33.93889°S 18.45139°E / -33.93889; 18.45139 Coordinates: 33°56′20″S18°27′5″E / 33.93889°S 18.45139°E / -33.93889; 18.45139
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Area
[1]
 • Total0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
 • Total987
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 5.0%
 •  Coloured 29.8%
 •  Indian/Asian 10.9%
 •  White 44.4%
 • Other9.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  English 82.6%
 •  Afrikaans 9.0%
 • Other8.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7925

University Estate is a mainly residential suburb of Cape Town located at the foot of Devil's Peak to the east of the city. University Estate has the postcode 7925.

Cape Town Capital city of the Western Cape province and legislative capital of South Africa

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Devils Peak (Cape Town) Mountain peak in Cape Town, South Africa

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Relation to other suburbs

University Estate is bounded by the De Waal Drive to the south, the Eastern Boulevard to the north, and Mountain Road to the west. To the south lie the slopes of Devil's Peak within the Table Mountain National Park, to the north lie Woodstock and Salt River, and to the west lies District 6 ( Walmer Estate). Pedestrian access to Devil's Peak is possible via stairs to De Waal Drive on Kylemore Road and a short walkway on the median between the highway's inbound and outbound lanes. Upper Woodstock and Salt River are reachable from two pedestrian bridges across Eastern Boulevard.

N2 (South Africa) National road in South Africa

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Table Mountain National Park A national park on tha Cape Peninsula in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Africa

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Woodstock, Cape Town Place in Western Cape, South Africa

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Demographics

Under the Apartheid Group Areas Act, University Estate was classed as an exclusively "white" area. Until the early 1990s when F.W. de Klerk's government repealed the Act in June 1991, the suburb was indeed inhabited solely by whites, a large number of the residents being from the Portuguese immigrant community. Over the following years the suburb became popular among wealthier families from previously excluded racial groups.

Apartheid system of racial segregation enforced through legislation in South Africa

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Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa. The acts assigned racial groups to different residential and business sections in urban areas in a system of urban apartheid. An effect of the law was to exclude non-Whites from living in areas which were restricted to Whites. It caused many non-Whites to have to commute large distances from their homes in order to be able to work. The law led to non-Whites being forcibly removed for living in the "wrong" areas. The non-white majority were given much smaller areas to live in than the white minority who owned most of the country. Pass Laws required that non-Whites carry pass books, and later 'reference books' to enter the 'white' parts of the country.

Commerce

Since the suburb is zoned almost exclusively for residential use, there are few businesses in the area. Exceptions include 88 Roodebloem Road (a small factory complex adjacent to Eastern Boulevard), a small number of guest lodges scattered throughout the area and some low-impact home businesses. The Cape Town City Council has also approved the rezoning of and subsequent development plans for the premises of the old Rocklands site, but in early 2010 has had to intervene due to unauthorized demolition of the villa. [2]

Recreation

University Estate has a number of open spaces which are popular among children and dog owners. The play park at the intersection of Rhodes Avenue and Haig Road has see-saws, swings, a merry-go-round, a slide and a jungle gym, which attract younger children. Older children also socialize in this play park, but also make greater use of the undeveloped "quarry" field just south of the factory complex where they sometimes also ride around on quadbikes. Dog owners tend to prefer this "quarry" field or the field at the eastern end of the suburb for walking their pets, or may simply walk around the streets.

The "quarry" field and the open areas between the merging highways on the eastern side are also used by "Bergies" (as homeless people are commonly known in Cape Town) as their "home".

Bergie

Bergie is a term used for a subsection of homeless people in Cape Town, South Africa. The word originates from the Afrikaans berg meaning "mountain" – the term originally referred to the homeless people who sheltered in the forests of the slopes of Table Mountain. The synonymous term stroller typically refers to street children living a bergie lifestyle.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place University Estate". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ City takes action to restore Rocklands Villa
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