Kenwyn, Cape Town

Kenwyn is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa between the Southern Suburbs and Cape Flats. It is south of the N2. The surrounding suburbs include Lansdowne, Kenilworth and Wetton.It was declared a whites only area alongside Lansdowne and Wetton when the Group Areas Act was passed, but since the end of Apartheid many other groups of South Africans have settled in Kenwyn.

Kenwyn
Kenwyn
Kenwyn
Coordinates: 33°59′56″S 18°30′31″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7780
PO box
7790

Education

Schools

  • Kenwyn Primary School
  • Oaklands High School
  • Sunlands Primary School

Sport

Chukker Road Sports Complex, in Kenwyn, is home to the Victoria Cricket Club, the Varsity Old Boys Baseball and Softball Club[1] and the Lansdowne Eagles Baseball and Softball Club.

References

  1. VOB Baseball and Softball Club (2013). "VOB Baseball and Softball Club". Retrieved 13 March 2014.

Further reading

  • Phil Olivier (comp.) Ons gemeentelike feesalbum. Kaapstad en Pretoria: N. G. Kerk-uitgewers, 1952 (NG gemeente Van Riebeeck).
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