Elsie's River

Elsie's River Elsiesrivier
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Location within Cape Town  Elsie's River
Coordinates: 33°55′5″S 18°34′36″E / 33.91806°S 18.57667°E / -33.91806; 18.57667Coordinates: 33°55′5″S 18°34′36″E / 33.91806°S 18.57667°E / -33.91806; 18.57667
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
District	Metro Pole North
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area[1]
• Total	5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	42,479
• Density	7,700/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	6.8%
• Coloured	91.4%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.3%
• Other	1.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	77.4%
• English	19.2%
• Other	3.3%
Postal code (street)	7490
PO box	7480

Elsie's River (Elsiesrivier in Afrikaans) is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1980 the suburb, at the time restricted to coloured people, became the scene of bloodshed after a demonstration in support of the school boycott^[2] became violent.

Two 15-year-olds were shot dead by police.^[3]

Today Elsie's River has many public places such as libraries, supermarkets, and a civic hall.

History

Elsies's River was probably named after Elsje van Suurwaarde who farmed in the area in 1698.

Education

In Elsie's River there are eight schools, Elsie's River High School,The Range High School,The Range Primary School,Matroosfontein Primary School,Elsbury Primary School and J.S. Klopper Primary School Matroosfontein's Badge, Eldene Primary School.

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