Wallacedene | |
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  Wallacedene  Wallacedene | |
| Coordinates:33°51′30″S18°44′0″E / 33.85833°S 18.73333°E /-33.85833; 18.73333 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Kraaifontein |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 10,381 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 75.4% |
| • Coloured | 22.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.0% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 62.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 27.0% |
| • Sotho | 3.6% |
| • English | 2.8% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7570 |
| PO box | 7570 |
Wallacedene is aninformal housing settlement on the eastern outskirts ofKraaifontein,South Africa. The settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation ofpass laws allowed rural populations to more readily migrate to urban centres. By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. Thehousing rightsactivistIrene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene.[2] Grootboom and other inhabitants won aConstitutional Court ruling in 2000 which stated that they could not be evicted without being offered alternative accommodation.[3]
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