Fresnaye | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
Coordinates: 33°55′30″S 18°23′15″E / 33.92500°S 18.38750°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Main Place | Cape Town |
Government | |
• Type | Metropolitan Council Ward 54 |
• Councillor | Nicola Jowell [1] (DA) |
Area | |
• Total | 0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,011 |
• Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 9.5% |
• Coloured | 4.0% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.8% |
• White | 83.1% |
• Other | 2.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 81.2% |
• Afrikaans | 9.8% |
• Xhosa | 1.8% |
• Other | 7.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 8005 |
Area code | 021 |
Fresnaye (pronounced as "Fray-Nay" in a more affluent accent) is one of Cape Town's most affluent suburbs, situated between Signal Hill and Sea Point, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD).