Manenberg

Manenberg is a neighborhood of , . It was created by the apartheid government in 1966 for low-income Coloured families in the as a result of the forced removal campaign by the National Party.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Silverstream Secondary School and Phoenix Secondary School.

School
is a school in the .

School
Fezeka High School is a public high school located in , , . It is one of the high schools in the Metropolitan Municipality.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gugulethu and Hanover Park.

Suburb
is a township in , and is around 20km from . Its name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for our pride / our hope. The area was the third township to be established in Cape Town, after and Langa.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of the in the province of . In February 1980 the neighborhood was the starting point of a national prolonged school boycott in protest of apartheid laws and policies.

Suburb
is a township in the , . Its name in Xhosa means "moon" and it is one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town. In 1948, was declared a coloured-area, resulting in the forced removal of black residents, who were forced to settle in near Langa. is situated 3 km east of Manenberg.

Manenberg

Latitude
-33.98972° or 33° 59′ 23″ south
Longitude
18.55444° or 18° 33′ 16″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2H63+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262721220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3364333
Wiki­data ID
Q6588027
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Manenberg” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Manenberg
  • Chinese: 馬內恩貝格
  • French: Manenberg
  • German: Manenberg
  • Pedi: Manenberg
  • Turkish: Manenberg
  • Xhosa: Manenberg
  • Zulu: Manenberg

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Manenberg Methodist Church and Holy Family of Nazareth Cath. Church.

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