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Century City, Cape Town
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Century City |
| settlement_type | Suburb of Cape Town |
| image_skyline | Century City Table Mountain.jpg |
| image_caption | The main Canal within Century City, with Table Mountain in the background |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes |
| 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 |
| established_title | Established |
| leader_title | Councillor |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.62 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 4239 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Racial makeup (2011) |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Black African |
| demographics1_info1 | 15.9% |
| demographics1_title2 | Coloured |
| demographics1_info2 | 10.1% |
| demographics1_title3 | Indian/Asian |
| demographics1_info3 | 19.9% |
| demographics1_title4 | White |
| demographics1_info4 | 49.6% |
| demographics1_title5 | Other |
| demographics1_info5 | 4.5% |
| demographics_type2 | First languages (2011) |
| demographics2_footnotes | |
| demographics2_title1 | English |
| demographics2_info1 | 69.6% |
| demographics2_title2 | Afrikaans |
| demographics2_info2 | 15.7% |
| demographics2_title3 | Xhosa |
| demographics2_info3 | 2.9% |
| demographics2_title4 | Zulu |
| demographics2_info4 | 1.2% |
| demographics2_title5 | Other |
| demographics2_info5 | 10.6% |
| timezone1 | SAST |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code (street) |
| postal_code | 7441 |
| postal2_code_type | PO box |
| postal2_code | 7446 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 021 |
| mapframe-wikidata = yes Century City is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is a mixed-use development, which includes entertainment, residential, retail, and commercial components.
The neighborhood is located 10 km to the north-east of Cape Town CBD, along the N1 freeway, and is traversed by numerous waterways, wetlands, and canals.
Development
Development began under Monex Development in 1997 and continues under the new owners, Rabie Property Group. Century City's original developments were the Ratanga Junction theme park and Canal Walk shopping centre. When it was opened in October 2000, Canal Walk was the largest shopping mall in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere in lettable area at 141,000 m2.
The Ratanga Junction theme park closed in May 2018 after many years of financial problems. The site was redeveloped and was replaced by Ratanga Park (a recreational park), as well as numerous residential developments.
Canal Walk
The Canal Walk shopping mall is a major development within the suburb. It is the largest mall in Cape Town and the third largest in Africa, with over 400 stores, over 8,000 parking bays, a wide variety of restaurants, and an arcade.
Conservation
Built on a wetland area, Century City needed to comply with conservation measures. Intaka Island is a 16 hectare wetland area within the development. The wetland naturally cleans the water in the canals in the high-density development area.
Criticism
There were concerns that Century City would cause decentralisation from the Cape Town central business district (CBD), but thanks to the city improvement district (CID) and urban renewal efforts spearheaded by the Cape Town Partnership (CTP), this has not happened.
This development thus remains another commercial node in the Cape Town metropolitan area while the city centre remains vibrant. More recently, the development has been criticized for causing traffic problems. Measures have been taken with an aim to improve congestion during peak hours.
References
References
- "Sub Place Century City". Census 2011.
- "Century City".
- "The History Of Century City". Century City.
https://www.wheretostay.co.za/topic/3933-canal-walk-shopping-centre - (2018-10-19). "Here's a sneak peek of Cape Town's new Ratanga Junction development".
- "On Park". Rabie Property Group.
- "About Canal Walk". Top Media & Communications.
- "Canal Walk Shopping Centre - About the Attraction". Cape Town Tourism.
- "About and Centre Management". Hyprop.
- "Canal Walk Mall Map". Hyprop.
- "About Intaka Island".
- "Intaka Island". Century City.
- (9 December 2013). "Measures taken to combat traffic congestion".
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