Mfuleni

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Cape Flats suburb of Cape Town

title: "Mfuleni" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["townships-in-the-western-cape", "populated-places-in-the-city-of-cape-town"] description: "Cape Flats suburb of Cape Town" topic_path: "general/townships-in-the-western-cape" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mfuleni" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Cape Flats suburb of Cape Town ::

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FieldValue
nameMfuleni
image_skylineMfuleni aerial.jpg
image_captionAn aerial photograph of Mfuleni in the foreground stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) are situated beyond.
pushpin_mapSouth Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSouth Africa
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Western Cape
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3City of Cape Town
subdivision_type4Main Place
subdivision_name4Cape Town
established_titleEstablished
leader_partyANC
leader_titleCouncillor
leader_nameThembisile Bathembu (Ward 108)
area_footnotes
area_total_km213.46
population_footnotes
population_total52274
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Racial makeup (2011)
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Black African
demographics1_info195.9%
demographics1_title2Coloured
demographics1_info23.0%
demographics1_title3Indian/Asian
demographics1_info30.1%
demographics1_title4White
demographics1_info40.2%
demographics1_title5Other
demographics1_info50.8%
demographics_type2First languages (2011)
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1Xhosa
demographics2_info185.9%
demographics2_title2Afrikaans
demographics2_info23.4%
demographics2_title3Sotho
demographics2_info33.0%
demographics2_title4English
demographics2_info42.8%
demographics2_title5Other
demographics2_info54.9%
timezone1SAST
utc_offset1+2
postal_code_type7100 (street)
postal_coden/a
postal2_code_typePO box
postal2_codePostal Code
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| name = Mfuleni | image_skyline = Mfuleni aerial.jpg | image_caption = An aerial photograph of Mfuleni in the foreground stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) are situated beyond. | pushpin_map = South Africa Western Cape#South Africa#Africa | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = South Africa | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Western Cape | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = City of Cape Town | subdivision_type4 = Main Place | subdivision_name4 = Cape Town | established_title = Established | leader_party = ANC | leader_title = Councillor | leader_name = Thembisile Bathembu (Ward 108) | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 13.46 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 52274 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2011) | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Black African | demographics1_info1 = 95.9% | demographics1_title2 = Coloured | demographics1_info2 = 3.0% | demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian | demographics1_info3 = 0.1% | demographics1_title4 = White | demographics1_info4 = 0.2% | demographics1_title5 = Other | demographics1_info5 = 0.8% | demographics_type2 = First languages (2011) | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = Xhosa | demographics2_info1 = 85.9% | demographics2_title2 = Afrikaans | demographics2_info2 = 3.4% | demographics2_title3 = Sotho | demographics2_info3 = 3.0% | demographics2_title4 = English | demographics2_info4 = 2.8% | demographics2_title5 = Other | demographics2_info5 = 4.9% | timezone1 = SAST | utc_offset1 = +2 | postal_code_type = 7100 (street) | postal_code = n/a | postal2_code_type = PO box | postal2_code = Postal Code | area_code = 021 Mfuleni is a relatively new township about 32 kilometres from central Cape Town, South Africa. It is a predominantly Black township, although there are also some Coloured members of the community.

Mfuleni is a suburb of Blue Downs area and is close to the sprawling township of Khayelitsha and also next to the new suburb of Malibu Village. Around 52,300 people live in this township. Most were moved there from the late 1990s following flooding and fires in different townships across the Western Cape, such as Philippi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha. Hence, the mixed nature of the community here. Unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime are some of the most pressing problems in this poor township.

Recently, the Department of Local government and Housing with its partners established a new housing project which built an additional 165 houses.

References

References

  1. "Main Place Mfuleni". Census 2011.
  2. "Malibu Village".
  3. "Habitat for Humanity Project, Mfuleni (Cape Town)".
  4. "Mfuleni Project".

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