Department of Home Affairs

Department of Home Affairs is a public building in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, which is located on Barrack Street. Department of Home Affairs is situated near District Six Museum, as well as near Harrington Street Congregational Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: District Six Museum and Cape Town City Hall.

District Six Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

District Six Museum is a museum in the former inner-city residential area known as District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa housed in an old Methodist church. District Six Museum is situated 150 metres east of Department of Home Affairs.

Cape Town City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cape Town City Hall is a large Edwardian building, built in 1905, and located in Cape Town's city centre. It is located on the Grand Parade, to the west of the Castle, and is built from honey-coloured oolitic limestone, imported from Bath in England. Cape Town City Hall is situated 290 metres northeast of Department of Home Affairs.

Cape Town Central Library

Library

Photo: NegativeC, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 102 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services. Cape Town Central Library is situated 300 metres northeast of Department of Home Affairs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Town and Bo-Kaap.

Cape Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent.

Bo-Kaap

Neighborhood

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

Schotsche Kloof

Suburb

Department of Home Affairs

Type: Public building
Address: 56 Barrack Street, Cape Town, 8001
Categories: government office, building, office, and government building
Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-33.92766° or 33° 55′ 40″ south

Longitude

18.42212° or 18° 25′ 20″ east

Levels

Operator

Department of Home Affairs

Open location code

4FRW3CCC+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 390223806

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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Highlights: Harrington Street Congregational Church and Surveyor-General: Western Cape.

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