Bishop Lavis

Bishop Lavis
Bishop Lavis
 Bishop Lavis shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town
Bishop Lavis
Bishop Lavis
Bishop Lavis (South Africa)
Bishop Lavis
Bishop Lavis (Africa)
Coordinates: 33°56′55″S 18°34′33″E / 33.94861°S 18.57583°E / -33.94861; 18.57583Coordinates: 33°56′55″S 18°34′33″E / 33.94861°S 18.57583°E / -33.94861; 18.57583
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Established Developed by Communicare between 1951 - 1960
Area[1]
 • Total 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 26,482
 • Density 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 1.9%
 • Coloured 97.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.3%
 • White 0.0%
 • Other 0.5%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 86.4%
 • English 12.0%
 • Other 1.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 7490
Area code 021

Bishop Lavis is a suburb of Cape Town, located 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of the city centre near Cape Town International Airport. It had, as of 2001, a population of 44,419 people, of whom 97% described themselves as Coloured, and 90% spoke Afrikaans while 9% spoke English.[2] Bishop Lavis is one of many townships that was established in the Western Cape Province by the country's reigning regime at the introduction of apartheid in South Africa. During this period non-white citizens were moved from their lands and homes across the region (because it was abruptly designated for "whites only"), into these townships.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bishop Lavis". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bishop Lavis". Census 2001. City of Cape Town. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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