De Waal Park

De Waal Park is a public park and heritage site in the Oranjezicht suburb of Cape Town. The park, which contains over 120 species of trees, is popular with dog walkers.

Photo: Magemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Molteno Dam and Iziko South African Museum.

Molteno Dam

Reservoir

Photo: AerialcamSA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Molteno Dam is a small but historic dam, on the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Western Cape, South Africa. Still in service, it was established in 1877 and is now located in the suburb of Oranjezicht, Cape Town.

Iziko South African Museum

Museum

Photo: Discott, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. Iziko South African Museum is situated 1 km north of De Waal Park.

Labia Theatre

Movie theater

Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.

The Labia Theatre is one of the oldest independent movie theatres in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated in Gardens, an inner-city suburb in the City Bowl. Labia Theatre is situated 800 metres north of De Waal Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardens and Oranjezicht.

Gardens

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, Public domain.

Gardens is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located just to the south of the CBD, in the higher elevations of the City Bowl area, and directly beneath Table Mountain and Lion's Head.

Oranjezicht

Suburb

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Oranjezicht is a suburb in the City Bowl area of Cape Town, South Africa. It was built on the site of the old Oranjezicht farm, which used to stretch at least as far as the Mount Nelson Hotel and supplied the Castle of Good Hope with fresh produce.

Vredehoek

Suburb

Photo: Hilton1949, CC BY 2.5.

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

De Waal Park

Type: Park
Description: urban park in Cape Town
Categories: urban park, heritage site, recreation area, and historic site
Location: Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.93718° or 33° 56′ 14″ south

Longitude

18.412° or 18° 24′ 43″ east

Operator

City of Cape Town

Open location code

4FRW3C76+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 32434615

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=heritage

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

Wikidata ID

Q5244833

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Tswana—“De Waal Park” goes by many names.

Afrikaans: “De Waalpark”
Armenian: “Դե Վաալ այգի”
Tswana: “De Waal Park”

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