Heideveld

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Heideveld
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Coordinates: 33°58′S 18°33′E / 33.967°S 18.550°E / -33.967; 18.550Coordinates: 33°58′S 18°33′E / 33.967°S 18.550°E / -33.967; 18.550
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Athlone, Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	17,388
• Density	9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	5.3%
• Coloured	92.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	0.1%
• Other	1.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	63.1%
• English	34.4%
• Xhosa	1.2%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7764

Heideveld is a town or suburb in the Athlone part of Cape Town, South Africa. Its name means "heath-field".

Location[]

It is located in the Cape Town Metro area. It is surrounded by several divisions of itself including Vangurd Estate to the south, Welcome Estate to the east and south-east, Heideveld Station to the north and Surrey Estate to the west. Although Heideveld neighbours Manenburg, a area known for high crime rates, crime in Heideveld is very low.^{[citation needed]}

Government facilities[]

Heideveld has quite a few government facilities contrary to its size. A day hospital situated in the main road of Heidveld Road opposite the main flats. A train station at its North most point. It has five Primary schools: Woodlands Primary school in Heideveld, Vanguard Primary in vanguard, Estate Welcome Primary in Welcome, Estate Heideveld Primary on Modderdam Road, and Surrey Primary in Surry Estate.

It also has Big soccer field that accommodates for an annual Sunday League. The players consists of the surrounding areas like Surrey Estate, Gatesvile, Rylands etc.

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