Bonteheuwel
Coloured township in Cape Town
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Bonteheuwel is a former Coloured township in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Street scene in Bonteheuwel | |
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| Coordinates: 33.951°S 18.554°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Athlone |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 45,967 |
| • Density | 12,900/km2 (33,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 3.1% |
| • Coloured | 95.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 67.0% |
| • English | 31.4% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 8925 |
| Area code | 7764 |
The 1st and only Mosque was established in 1964. Some of the people that served on the Committee or was involved:
The 1st Imaam was Imaam Achmat Mohammed The Imaam at the madressa was also Boeta Hakkie , Imaam Ismail Frielaar Boeta Ebrahim Tape , Boeta Tape Frederick , Boeta Ebrahim Petersen , Boeta Ismail Abrahams (Boeta Patty) , Rashied Sayed, Boeta Armien Scott , Boeta Armien Jassiem, Boeta Abdullah Leeman, Boeta Ebrahim Fisher (kifaayt klops), Boeta Toyer Hendricks, Boeta Ebrahim January, Hadjie Memmet , Boeta Ismail Suleiman known as Boeta Coo-ee
