Valhalla Park | |
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 Interactive map of Valhalla Park | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′11″S18°34′17″E / 33.95306°S 18.57139°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Theresa Thompson [1] (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.90 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) [2] | |
• Total | 15,458 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.1% |
| • Coloured | 94.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 6.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 90.5% |
| • isiXhosa | 1.1% |
| • Setswana | 0.3% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7490 |
| Area code | 021 |
Valhalla Park is a residential suburb located on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. According to the 2011 census, the suburb has a population of 15,458 residents with 2,576 households. [2]
Valhalla Park was built in the 1980s during apartheid and designated by the white minority government to be a neighbourhood for Coloured people, who were forcibly removed from District Six. [3] In modern times, the suburb continues to be plagued by gang violence, high levels of crime and poverty. [4]
