Bakoven
Bakoven | |
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Location within Cape Town Bakoven | |
Coordinates: 33°57′47″S 18°22′55″E / 33.963°S 18.382°ECoordinates: 33°57′47″S 18°22′55″E / 33.963°S 18.382°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,209 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 10.6% |
• Coloured | 3.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 2.2% |
• White | 82.6% |
• Other | 1.1% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• English | 72.6% |
• Afrikaans | 14.2% |
• Xhosa | 1.7% |
• Other | 11.5% |
Postal code (street) | 8005 |
Bakoven is a settlement on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, south of Camps Bay. 'Baking oven', possibly after an off shore rock of that shape; the name is Dutch in origin.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bakoven". Census 2011.
- ↑ Raper, Peter E. (1987). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Internet Archive. p. 63. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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