Muizenberg
Muizenberg | |
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     Clockwise, from top left: Muizenberg railway station; Surfer's corner at night; Muizenberg beach; The historic beach huts on Muizenberg Beach; Het Posthuys, a special historical feature in Muizenberg | |
Interactive map of Muizenberg | |
| Coordinates: 34°06′20″S 18°28′05″E / 34.10556°S 18.46806°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Established | 1895 |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.14 km2 (5.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 36,857 |
| • Density | 2,434/km2 (6,305/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 39.1% |
| • Coloured | 26.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% |
| • White | 27.8% |
| • Other | 5.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 44.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 22.8% |
| • Xhosa | 15.3% |
| • Zulu | 1.4% |
| • Other | 16.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7945 |
| PO box | 7950 |
| Area code | 021 |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Muizenberg (/ˈmjuːzənbɜːrɡ/ MEW-zən-burg, Afrikaans: [ˈmœysənbærχ]; Dutch for 'Mouse Mountain') is a beachside suburb and former town, situated right at the bottom of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa.
Located where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast, Muizenberg is considered to be the main surfing spot in Cape Town, and is home to a surfing community centered on the popular Surfer's Corner section of the suburb's beach.