Philadelphia, South Africa
Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
Dutch Reformed Church in Philadelphia | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′58″S 18°34′55″E / 33.666°S 18.582°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Francois Berry (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 570 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.2% |
| • Coloured | 59.1% |
| • White | 33.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 86.7% |
| • English | 10.4% |
| • Xhosa | 1.1% |
| • Tswana | 1.1% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| PO box | 7304 |
| Area code | 021 |
Philadelphia (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fələˈdælfia]) is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
This village is 33 km south-west of Malmesbury and 23 km north-east of Durbanville. It was developed from a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church established in 1863. The name is of biblical origin (Rev. 3:7-13) and means 'brotherly love.'