Bishopscourt, Cape Town

Bishopscourt
Top, the historic Bishopscourt residence of Anglican archbishop. Bottom left, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is located to the immediate west of Bishopscourt. Bottom right, remaining part of Van Riebeeck's Hedge that used to run through the area.
Coordinates: 33°59′25″S 18°26′45″E / 33.99028°S 18.44583°E / -33.99028; 18.44583
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,603
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	12.7%
• Coloured	5.2%
• Indian/Asian	5.5%
• White	74.0%
• Other	2.6%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	85.3%
• Afrikaans	5.1%
• Xhosa	3.0%
• Other	6.6%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7708

Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area. It has approximately 350 houses most of which are on more than 4,000 square metres (1 acre) of land.

The suburb includes the official residence of the Archbishop of Cape Town, which is known as Bishopscourt,^[2] whence comes the name of the suburb.^[3]

In 2015, it was ranked the sixth richest suburb in South Africa with an average property value of R11 million.^[4] The area hosts a large number of foreign consulates and embassies in Cape Town.^[5]

Nearby places of interest

• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

References

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