Parow, South Africa
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Aerial view of Parow | |
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| Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 18°36′00″E / 33.90000°S 18.60000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 119,462 |
| • Density | 4,411/km2 (11,430/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 9.6% |
| • Coloured | 58.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.3% |
| • White | 25.5% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 65.6% |
| • English | 26.8% |
| • Xhosa | 2.3% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7500 |
| PO box | 7499 |
| Area code | 021 |
Parow is the suburb of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa and a Northern Suburb of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality founded by Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow who arrived in the locality in 1865.