Wallacedene is an informal housing settlement on the eastern outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. The settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation of pass laws allowed rural populations to more readily migrate to urban centres. By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. The housing rights activist Irene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene.[2] Grootboom and other inhabitants won a Constitutional Court ruling in 2000 which stated that they could not be evicted without being offered alternative accommodation.[3]

Wallacedene
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Coordinates: 33°51′30″S 18°44′0″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Kraaifontein
Area [1]
• Total	0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	10,381
• Density	17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	75.4%
• Coloured	22.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.0%
• Other	1.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	62.9%
• Afrikaans	27.0%
• Sotho	3.6%
• English	2.8%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7570
PO box	7570

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