Salt River

The Salt River is a river in the province of . It is a confluence of the Black River which just previously has been confluenced by the , and the Liesbeeck River.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Also known as: Swartrivier

Places of Interest

Highlights include AFDA and Groote Schuur Hospital.

College
is a private tertiary education institution that offers higher certificates, undergraduate degrees, and postgraduate degrees in film, television, performance, business innovation, technology, radio and podcasting, and creative writing.

Hospital
is a public teaching hospital situated on the slopes of in the city of , . It was founded in 1938 and is famous for being the institution where the first human-to-human heart transplant took place on the 3rd December 1967, conducted by surgeon Christiaan Barnard on the patient Louis Washkansky.

Railway station
railway station is a Metrorail railway station in , . It is the second station from the on the old main line to , and the junction where the Southern Line branches from the main line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Observatory and Salt River.

Suburb
is a suburb in , , colloquially known as Obs. Bordered by to the south and to the northwest, the area is best known as a student neighbourhood associated with the nearby University of Cape Town and .

Suburb
is a suburb of , located near , to the east of Cape Town's central business district. is served by a railway station of the same name, and has the postcode 7925.

Suburb
is one of the of , and lies on the slopes of . is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at .

Salt River

Latitude
-33.93333° or 33° 56′ south
Longitude
18.46667° or 18° 28′ east
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3F88+MM
Geo­Names ID
3360760
Wiki­data ID
Q15274622
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Salt River” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Soutrivier
  • Esperanto: Sala Rivero
  • Irish: Abhainn Salt
  • Welsh: Afon Salt

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Observatory and Mowbray.

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