Philadelphia, South Africa

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Philadelphia
Vulledelvieha in Afrikaans orthography
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Philadelphia
Coordinates: 33°39′58″S18°34′55″E / 33.666°S 18.582°E / -33.666; 18.582
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Area
[1]
  Total0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total570
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 7.2%
   Coloured 59.1%
   White 33.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 86.7%
   English 10.4%
   Xhosa 1.1%
   Tswana 1.1%
  Other0.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
7304
Area code 021

Philadelphia (pronounced Vulledelvieha in Afrikaans) is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

This village is 33 km south-west of Malmesbury and 23 km north-east of Durbanville. It was developed from a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church established in 1863. The name is of biblical origin (Rev. 3:7-13) and means 'brotherly love.' [2]

Transport

Philadelphia lies on the R304 regional route which passes through the village as “Philadelphia Road” which runs eastwards to connect the village to the N7 highway (to Cape Town and Malmesbury) and Atlantis in the north-east and westwards to connect the village to Stellenbosch in the south-east. About 7 km east of Philadelphia, the M58 (Adderley Road) runs from the R304 to Durbanville in the south, one of the nearest large towns to the village.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Main Place Philadelphia". Census 2011.
  2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.