Rocklands is a neighborhood located within the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located in the south western most corner of Mitchells Plain and borders the community of Strandfontein to its immediate west.
Rocklands | |
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![]() The Rocklands Community Hall in Rocklands, Cape Town. The UDF monument celebrating the formation of the United Democratic Front in the hall is visible in the foreground. | |
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Coordinates: 34°03′50″S 18°36′32″E / 34.064°S 18.609°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Mitchells Plain, Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 29,782 |
• Density | 9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 2.48% |
• Coloured | 96.35% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.52% |
• White | 0.17% |
• Other | 0.48% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Afrikaans | 50.98% |
• English | 47.02% |
• Sign language | 0.41% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
On 20 August 1983 the United Democratic Front, an important anti-apartheid organisation, was founded at the Rocklands Community Hall.[2][3]
References
Sources
- Vorster, Jakobus M. (27 March 2015). "The possible contribution of civil society in the moral edification of South African society: The example of the 'United Democratic Front' and the 'Treatment Action Campaign' (1983–2014)". HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. 71 (3). doi:10.4102/hts.v71i3.2754.
- "United Democratic Front (UDF)". South African History Online.
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