Bishop Lavis
Suburb of Cape Town on the Cape Flats
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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] The official 2011 census gave the population figure as 26,482.[1]
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Bishop Lavis | |
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An informal settlement in Bishop Lavis. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°56′55″S 18°34′33″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | Developed by Communicare between 1951 - 1960 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 26,482 |
| • Density | 10,300/km2 (26,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 1.9% |
| • Coloured | 97.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.0% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 86.4% |
| • English | 12.0% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7490 |
| Area code | 021 |
