Rosebank, Cape Town
Rosebank | ||
|---|---|---|
Postal code (street) 7700 | ||
| Area code | (021) 685 | |
Rosebank is one of the
Rondebosch
.
Geography
Rosebank is located on the lower eastern slope of
blocks of flats
.
Parallel to Main Road, and one block east from it, the
Metrorail Southern Line divides Rosebank in half; Rosebank railway station
is the main public transport facility in the suburb. There are no road crossings of the railway in Rosebank; the nearest are the Durban Road bridge in Mowbray to the north and the Belmont Road bridge in Rondebosch to the south. There are, however, several pedestrian subways under the railway.
The area east of the railway, as far as Liesbeek Parkway, contains a mixture of blocks of flats and detached houses; many of the residences in this area are occupied by students from the university. The Cape Town offices of the
Rustenburg Girls' High School
.
Population
According to the
isiZulu. Notably, 12% spoke a language that was not one of South Africa's 11 official languages.[1]
50% of residents of the suburb live in institutions (principally university residences), 30% live in refuse collection
.
References
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