Oranjezicht
Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Molteno Dam and De Waal Park.
Molteno Dam
Reservoir
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Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.
De Waal Park
Park
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De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers.
Iziko South African Museum
Museum
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The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.
Schotsche Kloof
Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of Cape Town, South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town. Schotsche Kloof is situated 2½ km north of Oranjezicht.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.
Camps Bay
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Camps Bay is a suburb in Cape Town on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Founded as Kamps Baai it was once considered to become Cape Town's harbour. It has become a tourism hot spot because it offers a great combination of restaurants, bars, amenities, accommodation and a fantastic beach, all very close to each other.
Oranjezicht
- Type: Suburb with 3,580 residents
- Description: suburb in Cape Town
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.94389° or 33° 56′ 38″ southLongitude
18.415° or 18° 24′ 54″ eastPopulation
3,580Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ZDXOpen location code
4FRW3C47+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 38464217OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Oranjezicht” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Oranjezicht”
- Cebuano: “Oranjezicht”
- Dutch: “Oranjezicht”
- French: “Oranjezicht”
- Italian: “Oranjezicht”
- Pedi: “Oranjezicht”
- Turkish: “Oranjezicht”
- Xhosa: “Oranjezicht”
- Zulu: “Oranjezicht”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oranjezicht”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.