Parow, South Africa

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Parow
Aerial view of Parow
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Coordinates: 33°54′00″S 18°36′00″E / 33.90000°S 18.60000°E / -33.90000; 18.60000
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area [1]
• Total	27.08 km2 (10.46 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	119,462
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	9.6%
• Coloured	58.4%
• Indian/Asian	4.3%
• White	25.5%
• Other	2.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	65.6%
• English	26.8%
• Xhosa	2.3%
• Other	5.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7500
PO box	7499
Area code	021

Parow is a town of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa and a Northern Suburb of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality founded by Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow who arrived in the locality in 1865.