Retreat, Cape Town

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	Coordinates: 34°03′18″S 18°28′32″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Johannes Burger (DA)
Area [1]
• Total	5.27 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	25,745
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	9.1%
• Coloured	84.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	3.1%
• Other	2.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	59.2%
• Afrikaans	34.8%
• Other	6.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7945, 7965
PO box	7965

Retreat is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.

Geography

Retreat is bordered by Steenberg and Lavender Hill to the south, Tokai, Bergvliet and Kirstenhof to the West and Heathfield to the north. Retreat railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town. Main Road (which runs from Central Cape Town through to Simon's Town) runs along the west of Retreat.

History

Houses in Retreat

The suburb of Retreat in Cape Town was so named because the Dutch retreated to that area when they were losing the Battle of Muizenberg. The Dutch landed there after the Retreat and declared the area to be 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' or in English, Retreat of the Netherlands 1795. The signage with 'Terugtrekking van de nederlandse 1795' written on it can be found at a Museum in Cape Town, South Africa.

References

"Sub Place Retreat". Census 2011.

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[census2011-1] "Sub Place Retreat". Census 2011.

Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape
Seat: Cape Town
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Cape Flats	Athlone Bishop Lavis Crawford Crossroads Gugulethu Hanover Park Heideveld Kenwyn Khayelitsha QQ Section Lansdowne Lavender Hill Manenberg Mitchells Plain Nyanga Ottery Philippi Browns Farm Philippi Horticultural Philippi East Rondebosch East Strandfontein
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Helderberg	Eerste River Faure Gordon's Bay Macassar Sir Lowry's Pass Village Somerset West Parel Vallei Strand Lwandle Nomzamo
Northern Suburbs	Belhar Bellville Boston Eversdal Kenridge Stellenberg Blue Downs Bonteheuwel Bothasig Brackenfell Delft Blikkiesdorp Durbanville Edgemead Elsie's River Epping Fisantekraal Goodwood Kensington Kraaifontein Kuils River Langa Joe Slovo Maitland Mfuleni Monte Vista Ndabeni Norwood Panorama Parow Philadelphia Pinelands Richwood Thornton Tygerberg Wallacedene
Southern Suburbs	Bergvliet Bishopscourt Claremont Constantia Diep River Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Kenilworth Lotus River Meadowridge Mowbray Muizenberg Newlands Observatory Plumstead Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Salt River Steenberg Tokai Wetton Wynberg
South Peninsula	Capri Village Clovelly Da Gama Park Fish Hoek Glencairn Hangberg Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kommetjie Masiphumelele Noordhoek Ocean View Scarborough Simon's Town St James