Philadelphia, Western Cape

Philadelphia

Dutch Reformed Church in Philadelphia
Philadelphia

 Philadelphia shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 33°39′58″S 18°34′55″E / 33.666°S 18.582°E / -33.666; 18.582Coordinates: 33°39′58″S 18°34′55″E / 33.666°S 18.582°E / -33.666; 18.582
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Area[1]
  Total 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 570
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 7.2%
  Coloured 59.1%
  White 33.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
  Afrikaans 86.7%
  English 10.4%
  Xhosa 1.1%
  Tswana 1.1%
  Other 0.9%
PO box 7304
Area code 021

Philadelphia is a town in City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Village 33 km south-west of Malmesbury. Developed from a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church established in 1863. The name is of biblical origin (Rev. 3:7-13) and means 'brotherly love'.[2]

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