Hanover Park

Hanover Park 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.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: Hanover Park, Cape Town

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crystal Secondary School and Mountview Secondary School.

School
is a school in the . was founded in 1972 and named after the daughter of its first principal, the late C.

School
is a school in the . It was opened in 1976. The school was built in response to the need for a further secondary school in . The present enrollment is 1200 with 43 educators.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manenberg and Lansdowne.

Suburb
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.

Suburb
is a suburb in Cape Town, . situated 10 kilometres southeast of City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of , , Wetton, , and . is situated 2½ km west of Hanover Park.

Neighborhood
is a residential suburb in the of , . It lies south of the N2 and alongside the M5 freeway. The surrounding suburbs include Wetton, and . is situated 3 km west of Hanover Park.

Hanover Park

Latitude
-33.99222° or 33° 59′ 32″ south
Longitude
18.53306° or 18° 31′ 59″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ZA HOK
Open location code
4FRW2G5M+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 242783168
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3367050
Wiki­data ID
Q15222957
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Hanover Park” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Hanover Park
  • Dutch: Hanover Park, Cape Town
  • Turkish: Hanover Park

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hanover Park DC and St Dominic’s Church.

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