Newlands, Cape Town
Newlands
Nuweland | |
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Street map of Newlands | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′45″S 18°27′0″E / 33.97917°S 18.45000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,100 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 8.9% |
| • Coloured | 5.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.8% |
| • White | 77.0% |
| • Other | 4.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 85.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.5% |
| • Other | 5.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7700 |
| PO box | 7725 |
| Area code | 021 |
Newlands (Nuweland) is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall. The neighborhood of Bishopscourt is situated to its southwest, Claremont to its southeast, and Rondebosch to its east and northeast.