Heideveld
Heideveld | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 33°58′S 18°33′E / 33.967°S 18.550°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Athlone, Cape Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,388 |
| • Density | 9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 5.3% |
| • Coloured | 92.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 63.1% |
| • English | 34.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.2% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7764 |
Heideveld is a town or suburb in the Athlone part of Cape Town, South Africa. Heideveld got its name because the area used to have large grazing grounds (or field which is "veld" in Afrikaans) where a popular flower ("heideblommetjie") grew in abundance. The area used to be a dairy farm, and cows used to graze amongst the heideblommetjies.