Foreshore, Cape Town

Foreshore

Statue of Bartolomeu Dias on the Heerengracht in the Foreshore

Map showing the Foreshore and the approximate location of the original coastline
Foreshore
Foreshore
Foreshore

 Foreshore shown within Western Cape

Coordinates: 33°55′S 18°26′E / 33.92°S 18.43°E / -33.92; 18.43Coordinates: 33°55′S 18°26′E / 33.92°S 18.43°E / -33.92; 18.43
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Cape Town
Area[1]
 • Total 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 268
 • Density 110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 43.3%
 • Coloured 11.2%
 • Indian/Asian 6.3%
 • White 34.0%
 • Other 5.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 78.3%
 • Afrikaans 14.5%
 • Other 7.2%
Postal code (street) 8001

The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the historic city centre and the modern Port of Cape Town. It is built on land reclaimed from Table Bay in the 1930s and 1940s in connection with the construction of the Duncan Dock to replace the old harbour. Much of the Foreshore area is occupied by transport infrastructure for the port and Cape Town Railway Station. Other notable buildings in the area are the Cape Town Civic Centre, the Artscape Theatre Centre and the Cape Town International Convention Centre. When the area was reclaimed, the Government undertook a detailed study (the Szlumper Commission) to decide how to utilize the land not needed by South African Railways. This resulted in the issuance of a detailed proposal, The Cape Town Foreshore Plan.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Foreshore". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ See "The Cape Town Foreshore Plan: Final Report of the Cape Town Foreshore Technical Committee, 1947" (1948, Government Printer of the Union of South Africa).
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