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Claremont is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated 9 kilometers south of the city, and is one of the so-called "Southern Suburbs", it is situated alongside Lansdowne. It is an important commercial and residential area, which is currently experiencing significant growth and development. [citation needed]
The first code is for street deliveries, the second, where applicable, refers to PO boxes. Some suburbs share the same postcode. In South Africa, the term "suburb" does not necessarily mean "residential area on the edge of a city"; rather, it is used synonymously with neighborhood, to refer to the smallest geographical subdivision of a city.
The South African postal code system was previously used in Namibia, then "South West Africa", including the enclave of Walvis Bay, which remained part of South Africa until 1994. It was allocated the number range 9000–9299. [6] Following independence, use of the South African postal code system was discontinued. [7]
Harfield Village, [1] also known as Lower Claremont, [2] is a neighbourhood in the south of Cape Town. It is located between the suburbs of Kenilworth and Claremont, Cape Town . The Arderne Gardens are located to the area's immediate north on the other side of Harfield Station.
Arderne Gardens is a public park and arboretum in Claremont, Cape Town, located in the Western Cape of South Africa. It was established in 1845 by Ralph Henry Arderne, a timber merchant originally from Cheshire, England. [1] In 1979, the park was named a South African Provincial Heritage Site. [2] It is now a popular venue for wedding photographs.
Cavendish Square is a shopping centre in Claremont, Cape Town. It was at the time the largest upscale centre to open in Cape Town and was a project of Stuttafords department store. Original tenants included a full-line Stuttaford's store, a Greatermans department store, whose space was later taken by Garlicks. The centre opened September 7, 1972.
Claremont High School is a co-educational public high school in the suburb of Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa that focuses on the teaching of mathematics and science. It was established in 2011, making it one of the newest additions to the list of schools in the area. It awards the National Senior Certificate. [3]
In 1864 the area was connected by railway upon the competition of the Cape Town to Wynberg line. [6] By the time of the 1875 census Rondebosch had a recorded population of 1,902 residents. The 1891 census recorded a population of 3,378, and by the time of the 1904 Cape census the area had a total population of 6,035, of whom 4,312 were recorded ...