Richwood, Western Cape

Richwood
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	Coordinates: 33°49′55″S 18°32′38″E / 33.832°S 18.544°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Type	Metro Ward 1
• Councillor	Cheryl Visser (DA)
Area
• Total	0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,988
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	11.0%
• Coloured	14.9%
• Indian/Asian	1.1%
• White	72.0%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011)
• English	72.0%
• Afrikaans	22.9%
• Xhosa	3.1%
• Other	2.0%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7441
Website	www.richwood.co.za

Richwood is an outer northern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa and is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the city alongside the N7 freeway. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2,988 residents in 963 households, although it has significantly expanded in recent years.^[1] The name is a portmanteau of "Richmond Park" and "Goodwood".^[2]

Transport

Richwood is located between the N7 highway and the M13 (Tygerberg Valley Road). The M13 connects Richwood to Durbanville and Bothasig and also provides access to the N7 highway (to Cape Town and Malmesbury) via the M14 and M12.

Richwood contains a large residential area by the name of Burgundy Estate, which has a large amount of apartment complexes, including two large estates from the JSE listed Balwin Properties. These are considered popular residential areas, due to its central proximity to various key areas within the City of Cape Town.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sub Place Richwood". Census 2011.
^ Raper, Peter E; Möller, Lucie A; du Plessis, L Theodorus (2014). Dictionary of South African Place Names (4th ed.). Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. p. 435. ISBN 9781868425495.

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[census2011-1] "Sub Place Richwood". Census 2011.

[2] Raper, Peter E; Möller, Lucie A; du Plessis, L Theodorus (2014). Dictionary of South African Place Names (4th ed.). Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. p. 435. ISBN 9781868425495.

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