Hanover Park, Cape Town

33°59′38″S 18°31′52″E / 33.994°S 18.531°E / -33.994; 18.531CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeMunicipalityCity of Cape TownMain PlaceAthlone, Cape TownArea • Total2.09 km² (0.81 sq mi)Population • Total34,625 • Density17,000/km² (43,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African2.4% • Coloured96.5% • Indian/Asian0.4% • White0.1% • Other0.6%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans70.7% • English27.9% • Other1.4%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)Postal code (street)PO box

Hanover Park is a neighborhood of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa

In February 1980 the neighborhood was the starting point of a national prolonged school boycott in protest of apartheid laws and policies.^[2][3] Although Hanover Park is its own neighborhood separate from Philippi to its south it is situated within the Philippi police precinct area.^{[citation needed]}

Hanover Park currently has a very high crime rate.^[4]

Notable people

• Benni McCarthy, South African footballer
• Albert Fritz, South African politician

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