Manenberg
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From top, A view of Manenberg looking towards Table Mountain in the background. The red roofed government housing blocks in-which a large proportion of the community's population lives can be seen in the foreground. Below, painted murals on public housing. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°59′S 18°33′E / 33.983°S 18.550°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Athlone |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.35 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 52,877 |
| • Density | 15,800/km2 (40,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 11.7% |
| • Coloured | 84.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 3.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 71.8% |
| • English | 17.8% |
| • Xhosa | 6.8% |
| • Other | 3.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7764 |
| PO box | 7764 |
| Area code | 021 |
Manenberg is a neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It was created by the apartheid government in 1966 for low-income Coloured families in the Cape Flats as a result of the forced removal campaign by the National Party.