Philadelphia (Afrikaans pronunciation: [fœlədælfia] or Vulledelvieha) is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
 Dutch Reformed Church in Philadelphia | |
  Philadelphia  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[1] (DA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• 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 |
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.' [3]
Transport
editPhiladelphia lies on the R304 regional route which passes through the village as “Philadelphia Road” which runs eastwards to connect the village to the N7 highway (to Cape Town and Malmesbury) and Atlantis in the north-east and westwards to connect the village to Stellenbosch in the south-east. About 7 km east of Philadelphia, the M58 (Adderley Road) runs from the R304 to Durbanville in the south, one of the nearest large towns to the village.
References
edit- ^ Councillor details - Francois Berry
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Philadelphia". Census 2011.
- ^ "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.