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Grassy Park | |
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| Coordinates:34°03′S18°29′E / 34.050°S 18.483°E /-34.050; 18.483 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Grassy Park |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Patricia van der Ross (Ward 65) (DA) Gerry Gordon (Ward 67) (DA) William Akim (Ward 66) (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 19,212 |
| • Density | 5,930/km2 (15,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.7% |
| • Coloured | 88.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.9% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 2.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 75.2% |
| • Afrikaans | 21.8% |
| • Other | 3.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7888 |
| PO box | 7941 |
Grassy Park is a suburb of the City ofCape Town in theWestern Cape Province ofSouth Africa.
It is bordered to the east by the suburb ofLotus River, to the north by the suburb of Parkwood and to the west by a small lake called Princess Vlei. To the south liesRondevlei andZeekoevlei. TheRondevlei Nature Reserve is home to a very shyhippopotamus, a feweland and other mostly nocturnal animals including manycaracal andporcupine. Rondevlei is also home to a healthypelican community.[2] Zeekoevlei is one of the many freshwater lakes in the district.
Grassy Park began to develop in the early 1900s on part of the Montagu's Gift estate north ofZeekoevlei. At that time, the area was rural, under the administration of the Divisional Council of the Cape. By 1920, the estate had 2000 residents.[3] From 1923, it was represented on the Southern Civic Association.[4]
Grassy Park was proclaimed a local area in 1935, which meant that the residents received municipal services, for which they paid higher rates. It was later incorporated into theSouth Peninsula Municipality in 1996, and into the City of Cape Town in 2000.
Grassy park is home to four Primary schools and two Secondary schools:
There are several places of worship in Grassy Park. These include:
The Rooikrans Sports Ground in Grassy Park has playing fields for a variety of sports such asbaseball,cricket,rugby andsoccer. There are several sports teams based here. These include Grassy Park Crusaders Baseball Club, Grassy Park United Football Club, Titans RFC (Rugby-Football Club).[10] The Grassy Park Chess Academy is achess club based in Grassy Park.
Grassy Park's main commercial area is an intersection called "Busy Corner" at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Victoria Road. There is a hub of small retail outlets, the local Library, Police Station and a transport interchange which connects Grassy Park toMitchell's Plain,Retreat andWynberg. Another commercial area is at the corner of Prince George Drive and 5th Avenue where supermarkets, fast food restaurants and a petrol station can be found. Various small shops and businesses can also be found along Lake Road.
Grassy Park is also home to theCape of Good Hope SPCA and LOFOB.[11][12] Other public amenities in Grassy Park include the Grassy Park Community Health Clinic, Grassy Park Civic Centre and Battswood Art Centre.[13][14][15]
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