Woodstock, Cape Town
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Top: Southern part of Woodstock, seen from the northern end, with Devil's Peak in the background. The pink building in the foreground is the town hall, middle left: The French Redoubt/Fort, Ruth Prowse Art School, Traditional Victorian homes in Woodstock. | |
| Nickname: "Little Madeira" | |
Street map of Woodstock | |
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| Coordinates: 33°55′50″S 18°26′50″E / 33.93056°S 18.44722°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Government | |
| • Councillor (Ward 57) | Yusuf Mohamed (DA) |
| • Councillor (Ward 115) | Ian McMahon (DA) |
| • Councillor (Ward 55) | Fabian Ah-Sing (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.10 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,345 |
| • Density | 3,010/km2 (7,810/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.1% |
| • Coloured | 50.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
| • White | 11.6% |
| • Other | 5.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 63.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 18.1% |
| • Xhosa | 2.0% |
| • Other | 16.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | |
| PO box | 7915 |
| Area code | 021 |
Woodstock is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the city's oldest suburbs, Woodstock is located around 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.
The suburb serves as a mixed-use area, with residential, commercial, and light industrial zoning, similar to that of neighboring Salt River.