Cape Flats
The Cape Flats is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. Within the context of the City of Cape Town metro, the Cape Flats refers to a planning region which includes a total of 39 suburbs.
- Type: Plain
- Description: Area of Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Kaapse vlakte”, “ケープ・フラッツ”, and “ケープ草原”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Beacon Hill Secondary School and Spine Road High School.
Spine Road High School
School
Spine Road High School is a school in Rocklands… Spine Road High School is situated 3 km south of Cape Flats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eastridge and Lentegeur.
Cape Flats
- Categories: territory and landform
- Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.03333° or 34° 2′ south
Longitude
18.63333° or 18° 38′ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Cape Flats” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Kaapse Vlakte”
- Cebuano: “Cape Flats”
- Chinese: “开普平原”
- Chinese: “開普平原”
- Dutch: “Kaapse Vlakte”
- French: “Cape Flats”
- German: “Cape Flats”
- Hebrew: “קייפ פלאטס”
- Italian: “Cape Flats”
- Japanese: “ケープフラット”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Flats”
- Norwegian: “Cape Flats”
- Spanish: “Cape Flats”
- Urdu: “کیپ فلیٹس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Mitchells Plain and Victoria Merge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lentegeur and Strandfontein Forest Reserve.
Western Cape: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cape Town and Robben Island.
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