Valhalla Park, Cape Town

CountrySouth Africa

Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Postal code (street)

7490

Valhalla Park
Interactive map of Valhalla Park
Coordinates: 33°57′11″S 18°34′17″E / 33.95306°S 18.57139°E / -33.95306; 18.57139
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Theresa Thompson[1] (DA)
Area [2]
• Total	0.90 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	15,458
• Density	17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	4.1%
• Coloured	94.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.6%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [2]
• English	6.8%
• Afrikaans	90.5%
• isiXhosa	1.1%
• Setswana	0.3%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7490
Area code	021

Valhalla Park is a residential suburb located on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. According to the 2011 census, the suburb has a population of 15,458 residents with 2,576 households.^[2]

Valhalla Park was built in the 1980s during apartheid and designated by the white minority government to be a neighbourhood for Coloured people, who were forcibly removed from District Six.^[3] In modern times, the suburb continues to be plagued by gang violence, high levels of crime and poverty.^[4]