Glencairn, Cape Town

Glencairn
View over Glencairn
Glencairn  Glencairn shown within South Africa
Location within Cape Town  Glencairn
Coordinates: 34°9′48″S 18°25′47″E / 34.16333°S 18.42972°E / -34.16333; 18.42972Coordinates: 34°9′48″S 18°25′47″E / 34.16333°S 18.42972°E / -34.16333; 18.42972
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Simon's Town
Area[1]
• Total	0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	604
• Density	970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	6.5%
• Coloured	4.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.7%
• White	82.8%
• Other	4.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
• English	86.0%
• Afrikaans	9.6%
• Other	4.5%
Postal code (street)	7975

Glencairn is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated about 4 km north of Simonstown, on the shore of False Bay. The Glencairn Wetland conserves the lower Else River.

References

v t e Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape Seat: Cape Town Cape Flats Athlone Crawford Gugulethu Hanover Park Heideveld Joe Slovo Kenwyn Lansdowne Manenberg Nyanga Ottery Philippi Rondebosch East Strandfontein Helderberg Faure Gordon's Bay Macassar Sir Lowry's Pass Village Somerset West Strand Mitchells Plain Khayelitsha Blue Downs Crossroads Eersterivier Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell's Plain QQ Section Northern Brackenfell Durbanville Fisantekraal Kraaifontein Panorama Philadelphia Wallacedene South Peninsula Bergvliet Bishopscourt Capri Village Claremont Constantia Da Gama Park Diep River Fish Hoek Glencairn Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kenilworth Kommetjie Llandudno Masiphumelele Meadowridge Mowbray Muizenberg Newlands Noordhoek Ocean View Plumstead Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Scarborough Simon's Town St James Southern Suburbs Steenberg Tokai Wynberg Table Bay Bakoven Bantry Bay Bo-Kaap Camps Bay Cape Town Clifton De Waterkant Epping Fresnaye Gardens Goodwood Green Point Higgovale Langa Maitland Mouille Point Ndabeni Nomzamo Observatory Oranjezicht Pinelands Robben Island Salt River Schotsche Kloof Sea Point Tamboerskloof Thornton Three Anchor Bay University Estate Vredehoek Walmer Estate Woodstock Zonnebloem Tygerberg Belhar Bellville Bishop Lavis Blikkiesdorp Bonteheuwel Bothasig Delft Edgemead Elsie's River Monte Vista Norwood Parow Tygerberg Blaauwberg Atlantis Bloubergstrand Century City Dunoon Joe Slovo Park Mamre Melkbosstrand Milnerton Parklands Table View