District Six

District Six is a residential neighborhood in , , located next to the city's CBD. In 1959, people of color were banned from the area and most of them were resettled in .
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: locality in Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “District 6”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moravian Church and Cape Peninsula University of Technology - District Six Campus.

Church
Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

University
Photo: MikeWJones, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Railway station
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
railway station is the main railway station of the city of , . It is located along Adderley and Strand Streets, in the city's central business district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foreshore and Woodstock.

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.

Suburb
Photo: Kierano, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in , , situated between the docks of and the lower slopes of . One of the city's oldest suburbs, is located around 1 kilometre east of Cape Town CBD, the city's main economic hub.

Suburb
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is a residential suburb of , , located at the foot of and . It is sandwiched between the two neighbouring suburbs of and Devil's Peak Estate, the latter of which is often considered a sub-suburb of as they both fall under the neighbourhood watch community called DPV - Devil's Peak & .

District Six

Latitude
-33.93255° or 33° 55′ 57″ south
Longitude
18.43505° or 18° 26′ 6″ east
Open location code
4FRW3C8P+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 38464199
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q1229689
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“District Six” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Distrik Ses”
  • Armenian: “6-րդ շրջան”
  • Chinese: “第六區”
  • Dutch: “District Six”
  • Finnish: “District Six”
  • French: “District 6”
  • French: “District Six”
  • German: “District 6”
  • German: “District Six”
  • German: “Distrik Ses”
  • German: “Distrikt Sechs”
  • Hebrew: “המחוז השישי”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז שש”
  • Italian: “District Six”
  • Japanese: “第6地区”
  • Japanese: “第六区”
  • Malay: “Distrik Enam”
  • Pedi: “District Six”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito Seis”
  • Swedish: “District Six”
  • Urdu: “ڈسٹرکٹ سکس”
  • Xhosa: “District Six”
  • Zulu: “District Six”
  • “Zonnebloem”

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