Gardens

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of , . It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath and .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Gardens, Cape Town” and “The Gardens”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Iziko South African Museum and Labia Theatre.

Museum
Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national located in . The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.

Movie theater
Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.
The is one of the oldest independent movie theatres in , . It is situated in Gardens, an inner-city suburb in the City Bowl.

School
Hoërskool Jan van Riebeeck is a co-educational high school situated in Gardens in in the province of . With Afrikaans as its medium of instruction, it was founded by Mr J.J. Jordaan in 1926.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schotsche Kloof and Cape Town.

Suburb
The Bo-Kaap is an area of , , formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is a former racially segregated area, situated on the slopes of above the city centre, and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is the second most populous city in . The capital of , it is also the legislative capital of the nation. is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Suburb
The is a suburb of , . Situated next to Cape Town CBD, it contains numerous modern office towers, cultural venues, and the Port of Cape Town. is situated 3 km northeast of Gardens.

Gardens

Latitude
-33.93278° or 33° 55′ 58″ south
Longitude
18.40972° or 18° 24′ 35″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
4FRW3C85+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 38464224
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7306510
Wiki­data ID
Q3095436
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Tuine, Kaapstad”
  • Afrikaans: “Tuine”
  • Chinese: “公司花園”
  • Dutch: “Gardens”
  • French: “Gardens”
  • Italian: “Gardens”
  • Pedi: “Gardens, Cape Town”
  • Turkish: “Gardens, Cape Town”
  • Turkish: “Gardens”
  • Xhosa: “Gardens, Cape Town”
  • Zulu: “Gardens, Cape Town”

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