Raapkraal

Raapkraal is a locality in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Raapkraal is situated nearby to the suburb Kirstenhof, as well as near Westlake.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pollsmoor Prison and Blue Route Mall.

Pollsmoor Prison

Prison

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pollsmoor Prison, officially known as Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison, is located in the Cape Town suburb of Tokai in South Africa. Pollsmoor is a maximum security penal facility that continues to hold some of South Africa's most dangerous criminals.

Blue Route Mall

Shopping center

Blue Route Mall is a shopping mall situated in the predominantly residential neighborhood of Dreyersdal, in the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa.

Steenberg railway station

Railway station

Photo: Brandonzando, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Steenberg railway station is a Metrorail station on the Southern Line in Steenberg, a suburb of Cape Town. It is located on Henley Road, which is just off Military Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muizenberg and Clovelly.

Muizenberg

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

Muizenberg is a beachside suburb and former town, situated right at the bottom of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa. Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is considered…

Clovelly

Quarter

Clovelly is a small, coastal suburb in the Southern Peninsula region of Cape Town, South Africa. Clovelly is situated 5 km south of Raapkraal.

Kalk Bay

Photo: Ken and Nyetta, CC BY 2.0.

Kalk Bay is a small fishing harbour along the east coast of the Cape Peninsula to the south of Cape Town. It has become a very hip and trendy place, with a fine selection of restaurants, coffee shops and bistros, and a number of eclectic, alternative shops along the Main Road on either side of the train station.

Raapkraal

Type: Locality
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-34.07753° or 34° 4′ 39″ south

Longitude

18.45007° or 18° 27′ 0″ east

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

4FQWWFC2+X2

GeoNames ID

3362626

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