Ocean View, Cape Town

Ocean View
Ocean View  Ocean View shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town  Ocean View
Coordinates: 34°9′12″S 18°21′19″E / 34.15333°S 18.35528°ECoordinates: 34°9′12″S 18°21′19″E / 34.15333°S 18.35528°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Kommetjie
Area[1]
• Total	1.75 km^2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	13,569
• Density	7,800/km^2 (20,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	6.8%
• Coloured	91.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	0.3%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	57.2%
• English	39.1%
• Other	3.7%
Postal code (street)	4052

Ocean View, Cape Town, was established in 1968 as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from so called "white areas" such as Simon's Town, Noordhoek, Red Hill, Glencairn etc. by the former apartheid government under the Group Areas Act. It was first called Slangkop and the first resident moved in 1 August 1968. It was ironically named Ocean View, with residents being removed from their previous sea-side homes and views. As a result, its history is embedded in apartheid, and there is still much bitter resentment among many people.

Notable residents

• Peter Clarke - acclaimed visual artist lived in Ocean View for most of his life.^[2]

References

1. "Sub Place Ocean View". Census 2011.
2. "Award-Winning Artist Dies". People's Post. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.