Newlands

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of , . It is located at the foot of in the of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,340 residents
  • Description: suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: Newlands, Cape Town
  • Postal code: 7700

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cavendish Square and Groote Schuur.

Shopping center
is a mid-sized shopping center situated in central , in the of . The center was, at the time of being built, the largest upscale shopping center to open in Cape Town, and was a project of the now-shuttered Stuttafords department store chain.

Museum
is an estate in , . In 1657, the estate was owned by the Dutch East India Company which used it partly as a granary.

Hotel
The Vineyard is a 175 room hotel, restaurant and spa located in the suburb of Newlands, Cape Town in South Africa. The hotel is family owned by the Petousis family.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rondebosch and Rosebank.

Suburb
is one of the of , . It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town. is situated 3 km east of Newlands.

Suburb
is one of the of , , located between the suburbs of and Rondebosch. is situated 3 km northeast of Newlands.

Suburb
is one of the of , and lies on the slopes of . is at a junction of several major Cape Town freeways and has an important multi-modal public transport interchange at . is situated 3½ km northeast of Newlands.

Newlands

Latitude
-33.97428° or 33° 58′ 27″ south
Longitude
18.4573° or 18° 27′ 26″ east
Population
5,340
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2FG4+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25685781
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7506857
Wiki­data ID
Q636253
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Newlands” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Nuweland
  • Cebuano: Newlands
  • Dutch: Newlands
  • Dutch: Nuweland
  • French: Newlands
  • Italian: Newlands
  • Italian: Nuweland
  • Japanese: ニューランズ (ケープタウン)
  • Japanese: ニューランズ
  • Pedi: Newlands
  • Portuguese: Newlands
  • Swedish: Newlands
  • Turkish: Newlands
  • Ukrainian: Ньюлендз
  • Urdu: نیو لینڈز، کیپ ٹاؤن
  • Waray (Philippines): Newlands, Cape Town
  • Waray (Philippines): Newlands
  • Xhosa: Newlands
  • Zulu: Newlands

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Newlands Spring and St Andrew’s Church.

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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 “Newlands”. Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.