Philadelphia, Western Cape

Philadelphia is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Philadelphia
Dutch Reformed Church in Philadelphia
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Coordinates: 33.666°S 18.582°E / -33.666; 18.582
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	570
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	7.2%
• Coloured	59.1%
• White	33.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	86.7%
• English	10.4%
• Xhosa	1.1%
• Tswana	1.1%
• Other	0.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	7304
Area code	021

This village is 33 km south-west of Malmesbury. It was developed from a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church established in 1863. The name is of biblical origin (Rev. 3:7-13) and means 'brotherly love.' Niko Amadeus Dankilus Bussey is the most famous person from this village.[2]