Maitland, Cape Town

Maitland
An aerial view of the railway lines running through Maitland towards the East of Cape Town.
Maitland  Maitland shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town  Maitland
Coordinates: 33°55′29″S 18°29′13″E / 33.92472°S 18.48694°E / -33.92472; 18.48694Coordinates: 33°55′29″S 18°29′13″E / 33.92472°S 18.48694°E / -33.92472; 18.48694
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Asa Abrahams (Ward 24) (DA) Brian Watkyns (Ward 53) (DA) Derrick America (Ward 56) (DA)
Area[1]
• Total	3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	9,782
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	41.7%
• Coloured	49.9%
• Indian/Asian	1.9%
• White	2.6%
• Other	4.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
• English	58.0%
• Afrikaans	16.5%
• Xhosa	3.8%
• Zulu	1.0%
• Other	20.7%
Postal code (street)	7405[2]
PO box	7404

Maitland is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa.

Maitland is situated along a number of important transport networks connecting the Cape Town city bowl to the rest of the city. The most important being the railway line that runs through the middle of the suburb and the N1 that is situated on its northern boundary. The area has always been an important transport hub for the city. In 1845 one of the first roads from Stellenbosch through the Maitland area was completed.^[3] This effectively connected Cape Town to the rest of Africa as at the time the dunes of the Cape Flats prevented much traffic between the two locations.

Geography

Maitland lies to the north of Pinelands, south of Brooklyn, east of Salt River and to the west of Kensinton

Local Schools

• [Maitland High school]^[4]

• [Holy Cross high School]

• [Koeberg Primary schoo^[5] l]

In popular culture

The Standard Hotel located in Maitland was featured in the 2012 film Safe House. It features as one of the "seedy hotels" that the main protagonists seek refuge in.^[6]

References

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 Eerste River Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell's Plain QQ Section Northern Brackenfell Durbanville Fisantekraal Kensington Kraaifontein Panorama Philadelphia Wallacedene South Peninsula Bergvliet Bishopscourt Capri Village Claremont Clovelly Constantia Da Gama Park Diep River Fish Hoek Glencairn Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kenilworth Kommetjie Llandudno Lotus River 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 Devil's Peak Estate District Six Epping Foreshore 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