Bishop Lavis

Bishop Lavis
Bishop Lavis Bishop Lavis shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town Bishop Lavis
Coordinates: 33°56′55″S 18°34′33″E / 33.94861°S 18.57583°E / -33.94861; 18.57583Coordinates: 33°56′55″S 18°34′33″E / 33.94861°S 18.57583°E / -33.94861; 18.57583
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Established	Developed by Communicare between 1951 - 1960
Area^[1]
• Total	2.58 km² (1.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	26,482
• Density	10,000/km² (27,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	1.9%
• Coloured	97.2%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.0%
• Other	0.5%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• Afrikaans	86.4%
• English	12.0%
• Other	1.5%
Postal code (street)	7490
Area code	021

Bishop Lavis is a suburb of Cape Town, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the city centre near Cape Town International Airport. It had, as of 2001, a population of 44,419 people, of whom 97% described themselves as Coloured, and 90% spoke Afrikaans while 9% spoke English.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bishop Lavis". Census 2011.
↑ "Bishop Lavis". Census 2001. City of Cape Town. Retrieved 20 March 2012.

Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape

Seat: Cape Town

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Helderberg	Faure Gordon's Bay Macassar Sir Lowry's Pass Village Somerset West Strand

Mitchells Plain Khayelitsha	Blue Downs Crossroads Eerste River Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell's Plain QQ Section

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