Heideveld

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Heideveld
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Coordinates: 33°58′S 18°33′E / 33.967°S 18.550°E / -33.967; 18.550
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Athlone, Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	17,388
• Density	9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	5.3%
• Coloured	92.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.8%
• White	0.1%
• Other	1.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	63.1%
• English	34.4%
• Xhosa	1.2%
• Other	1.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7764

Heideveld is a town or suburb in the Athlone part of Cape Town, South Africa. Heideveld got its name because the area used to have large grazing grounds (or field which is "veld" in Afrikaans) where a popular flower ("heideblommetjie") grew in abundance. The area used to be a dairy farm, and cows used to graze amongst the heideblommetjies.