Mfuleni

Mfuleni
An aerial photograph of Mfuleni in the foreground stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) are situated beyond.
Mfuleni Location of Grassy Park in Cape Town33 59 41 18 40 33
Mfuleni Street map of Mfuleni
Coordinates: 33°59′41″S 18°40′33″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Gordon Thomas (Ward 16) (DA) Themba Honono (Ward 108) (ANC)
Area
• Total	19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	22,883
• Density	1,173/km2 (3,040/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2001)
• Black African	91%
• Coloured	7.8%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	1.1%
First languages (2001)
• Xhosa	83.9%
• Afrikaans	8.9%
• Sotho	4.2%
• English	1.6%
• Other	1.4%
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)

Mfuleni is a relatively new township about 40 kilometres from Cape Town, South Africa. It is a predominantly Black township, although there are also some Coloured members of the community.

Mfuleni is a suburb of Blue Downs area and is close to the sprawling township of Khayelitsha and also next to the new suburb of Malibu. Around 7,000 people live in this township. Most were moved there from the late 1990s following flooding and fires in different townships across the Western Cape, such as Philippi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha. Hence, the mixed nature of the community here. Unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime are some of the most pressing problems in this poor township.Although all of the problems in this poor townships are not met, the people of Mfuleni have stayed and worked together to uplift their community and making it a better place for all.