Rocklands, Mitchells Plain

Rocklands
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.
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.
Rocklands is located in Western Cape
Rocklands
Rocklands
Rocklands is located in South Africa
Rocklands
Rocklands
Coordinates: 34°03′50″S 18°36′32″E / 34.064°S 18.609°E / -34.064; 18.609
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Main PlaceMitchells Plain, Cape Town
Area
 • Total3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population
(2011)
 • Total29,782
 • Density9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African2.48%
 • Coloured96.35%
 • Indian/Asian0.52%
 • White0.17%
 • Other0.48%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans50.98%
 • English47.02%
 • Sign language0.41%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

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.

On 20 August 1983 the United Democratic Front, an important anti-apartheid organisation, was founded at the Rocklands Community Hall.


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