Grassy Park
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Grassy Park is a suburb of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
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Grassy Park | |
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Coordinates: 34°03′S 18°29′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Grassy Park |
Government | |
• Councillor | Patricia van der Ross (Ward 65) (DA) Gerry Gordon (Ward 67) (DA) William Akim (Ward 66) (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 19,212 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 7.7% |
• Coloured | 88.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.9% |
• White | 0.3% |
• Other | 2.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 75.2% |
• Afrikaans | 21.8% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 7888 |
PO box | 7941 |
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It is bordered to the east by the suburb of Lotus River, to the north by the suburb of Parkwood and to the west by a small lake called Princess Vlei. To the south lies Rondevlei and Zeekoevlei. The Rondevlei Nature Reserve is home to a very shy hippopotamus, a few eland and other mostly nocturnal animals including many caracal and porcupine. Rondevlei is also home to a healthy pelican community.[2] Zeekoevlei is one of the many freshwater lakes in the district.