Imizamo Yethu
Imizamo Yethu | |
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 Imizamo Yethu Township | |
  Imizamo Yethu | |
| Coordinates: 34°1′S 18°21′E / 34.017°S 18.350°ECoordinates: 34°1′S 18°21′E / 34.017°S 18.350°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,538 |
| • Density | 27,000/km2 (71,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 91.6% |
| • Coloured | 3.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 4.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 59.5% |
| • English | 10.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.7% |
| • Zulu | 3.4% |
| • Other | 21.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7806 |
Imizamo Yethu (Xhosa, meaning "Our Efforts" and commonly known as Mandela Park or IY[2]) is an informal settlement in the greater Hout Bay Valley area. The 18 hectare settlement houses approximately 33 600 people.[citation needed].
Infrastructure[]
Certain parts of the settlement is lacking important infrastructure: minimal water supply, few toilets and no sewerage system.[citation needed] The Disa River which runs through this settlement has the highest level of e-coli bacteria that has ever been recorded in South Africa.[citation needed] The community living conditions were improved by the with their People's Housing Process in 2002. This non-profit organisation based in Ireland sent volunteers to build several hundred basic homes for individuals in Imizamo Yethu.[3]
Tourism industry[]
Residents provide tours of the preschool, day care, barber shop, auto shop, orphanage, grocery store and local pub. Many locals will also invite tourists into their homes where they sell hand-made bead work and jewellery.[4]
2017 Fire[]
On 11 and 12 March 2017, a large section of Imizamo Yethu was devastated by fires that killed 3 people, destroying 3,500 homes and displacing 15,000 people.[5]
External links[]
- Home of Hope in Imizamo Yethu
- Original T-Bag Deisigns in Imizamo Yethu
Media related to Imizamo Yethu at Wikimedia Commons
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Main Place Imizamo Yethu". Census 2011.
- ^ ""imizamo yethu" "mandela park"". Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Imizamo Yethu Settlement (Hout Bay) - 2021 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (With Photos)".
- ^ Etheridge, Jenna (13 March 2017). "Rehabilitation underway after devastating Hout Bay blaze". News24. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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