Green Point (Afrikaans: Groenpunt) is an affluent suburb on the Atlantic Seaboard of Cape Town, South Africa located to the north west of the central business district. It is a popular residential area for young professionals and for the Cape Town gay and lesbian community, alongside the gay village of De Waterkant. Many new mid-rise apartment and mixed-use developments have gone up in recent years. Somerset Road forms the main thoroughfare lined by restaurants, cafés, delis, boutiques and nightclubs.

Green Point
Suburb of Cape Town
An aerial view of Green Point from Signal Hill
Street map of Green Point
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Coordinates: 33°54′S 18°24′E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	5,362
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	23.3%
• Coloured	10.9%
• Indian/Asian	2.2%
• White	60.9%
• Other	2.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	67.6%
• Afrikaans	15.2%
• Xhosa	3.2%
• Zulu	1.2%
• Other	12.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8051
PO box	8005
Area code	021

The Braemar Estate includes a few dozen properties that are restricted to single dwellings only, within the boundaries of Green Point [2]

Between 1980 and 1982, the Green Point constituency was extended to include Walvis Bay, about 1,500km to the north.[3]

Places of Interest

Skeu Teeth Brothers with the upgrade to Helen Suzman Boulevard and the new Granger Bay Boulevard being constructed, along with a massive investment in creating an urban park around the stadium.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Green Point, Cape Town.

• Cape Town Stadium
• Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
• Green Point Common

References