Mamre | |
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    Clockwise from Top:De Kleine Post in Mamre, Moravian Mission Church, Mamre Mill, Traditional shop in Mamre. | |
  Mamre  Mamre | |
| Coordinates:33°31′01″S18°28′01″E / 33.517°S 18.467°E /-33.517; 18.467 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,048 |
| • Density | 4,840/km2 (12,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 3.0% |
| • Coloured | 94.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 92.3% |
| • English | 6.0% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7349 |
| PO box | 7347 |
Mamre is a small rural town in theWestern Cape province ofSouth Africa. It is situated on the northernmost border of theCity of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. It is situated approximately 55 kilometres (30 mi) north of centralCape Town, and 5–6 km to the neighbouring industrial town ofAtlantis.
Mamre was established as a village and mission station in 1808 byMoravian missionaries. It was at first known asGroene Kloof (Green Gorge) after theDutch East India Company post was established there in 1701 and abandoned in 1791. It was subsequently renamed after the biblicalMamre (Gen. 13:18), a name said to mean "fattiness".[2]
In December 1962, Looksmart Ngudle andDenis Goldberg helped to organise anUmkhonto we Sizwe training camp at Mamre, later recognised as the first MK training centre inside South Africa; however, it had to be abandoned early due to Security Police interest.[3]
