Dunoon, Cape Town
Dunoon | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°49′08″S 18°32′24″E / 33.819°S 18.540°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Blouberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 29,268 |
| • Density | 30,000/km2 (77,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 89.3% |
| • Coloured | 5.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 0.2% |
| • Other | 4.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 64.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.1% |
| • English | 6.7% |
| • Sotho | 2.9% |
| • Other | 18.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7441 |
| PO box | 7438 |
Dunoon is a sprawling township in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The first erf for Dunoon was surveyed in 1996. As formal housing was built, shacks developed rapidly.
Dunoon is near the Killarney Motor Racing Complex. The township's neighbouring counterpart is Joe Slovo Park. Dunoon has no police stations; the nearest one is in Table View. In 2011, the population of Dunoon was 31,133 and the number of households was 11,496. The main form of transport for Dunoon residents is the minibus taxi; the MyCiTi bus service opened a bus station to serve Dunoon on 1 March 2014.
On the opposite side of Potsdam Road from Dunoon is an informal settlement called Site 5, which consists of a group of shacks. Dunoon has been known for its participation in violent, xenophobic demonstrations against foreign residents in the township.