Khayelitsha

Khayelitsha
Khayelitsha looking east, from Lookout Hill over Ilitha Park
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Coordinates: 34°02′25″S 18°40′40″E / 34.04028°S 18.67778°E / -34.04028; 18.67778
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	38.71 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	391,749
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.6%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.1%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2019) [1]
• Xhosa	90.5%
• English	3.2%
• Sotho	1.4%
• Afrikaans	1.1%
• Other	3.8%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7784
PO box	7783

Khayelitsha (/ˌkaɪ.əˈliːtʃə/) is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for New Home.^[2] It is reputed to be one of the largest^[3] and fastest-growing townships in South Africa.