Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.[2] It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap. Tamboerskloof is one of the contiguous group of neighbourhoods referred to as the City Bowl.

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Tamboerskloof
Tamboerskloof seen from Tafelberg Road on Table Mountain
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Coordinates: 33°55′45″S 18°24′15″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Government
• Type	Subcouncil 16 / Ward 77
• Councillor	Brandon Golding (DA)
Area [1]
• Total	1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	2,984
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	14.7%
• Coloured	5.1%
• Indian/Asian	1.6%
• White	75.8%
• Other	2.7%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	62.6%
• Afrikaans	27.6%
• Other	9.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	8001
Area code	021
Website	www.tbkwatch.com

Neighbourhood Watch

There is a very active neighbourhood watch called Tamboerskloof Neighbourhood Watch (TBKWatch) which assists the community with volunteer patrols, a radio network, a CCTV network and reporting of service issues such as out of order street lights, traffic lights, potholes, and blocked drains. They work very closely with a community control room (Watchcom), the South African Police Service, City of Cape Town Metro Police, nearby City Improvement Districts, as well as local armed response companies.^{[citation needed]}

Schools

Several schools can be found within Tamboerskloof, including:

• Tamboerskloof Primary School
• German International School Cape Town[3]
• Jan van Riebeek Primary School
• Jan van Riebeek High School.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Census, the population of Tamboerskloof was 2 921. The following tables show various demographic data about Tamboerskloof from that census.[4]

Gender

Ethnic Group

Home Language

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamboerskloof.

• Tamboerskloof Neighbourhood Watch
• Cape Town Central Watchcom (community control room)
• Tamboerskloof Primary School