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

Hanover Park
A view of Hanover Park
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Coordinates: 33.994°S 18.531°E / -33.994; 18.531
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Athlone, Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	34,625
• Density	17,000/km2 (43,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	2.4%
• Coloured	96.5%
• Indian/Asian	0.4%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	70.7%
• English	27.9%
• Other	1.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7780
PO box	7782

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.

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

Notable people

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

References