Portland | |
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| Coordinates:34°03′04″S18°36′47″E / 34.051°S 18.613°E /-34.051; 18.613 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Mitchells Plain,Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 24,156 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 3.21% |
| • Coloured | 93.70% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.31% |
| • White | 0.21% |
| • Other | 1.57% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 30.46% |
| • English | 66.83% |
| • Other | 1.01% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Portland is a neighborhood in theMitchells Plain urban area of theCity of Cape Town in theWestern Cape province ofSouth Africa. It is just west of the Mitchells Plain Town Centre.
Educational institutions in the area includePortland High School,Mondale High School,Montagu Drive Primary School,Jamaica Way Primary School,Wespoort Primary School,Portland Primary School, andLiesbeeck Primary.False Bay College's Mitchells Plain campus in is also in this neighborhood.
