Sea Point
Sea Point | |
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Suburb of Cape Town | |
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" Clockwise from top: Aerial View of Sea Point, The Sea Point Pavilion swimming pool, view from Sea Point promenade, Sea Point beach front with Lion's Head as a backdrop. | |
Interactive map of Sea Point | |
| Coordinates: 33°54′55″S 18°23′33″E / 33.91528°S 18.39250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Nicola Jowell (Democratic Alliance) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,332 |
| • Density | 8,440/km2 (21,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 18.0% |
| • Coloured | 7.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.8% |
| • White | 67.5% |
| • Other | 4.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 68.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.3% |
| • Xhosa | 3.6% |
| • Other | 14.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 8005 |
| PO box | 8060 |
| Area code | 021 |
settlement_type. Replace with type.image_caption. Replace with caption.timezone1. Replace with time_zone1.image_skyline. Replace with image.Sea Point (Afrikaans: Seepunt) is a densely populated suburb of Cape Town, situated in the Western Cape, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD). Moving from Sea Point to the CBD, one passes first through the small suburb of Three Anchor Bay, then Green Point. Seaward from Green Point is the area known as Mouille Point (pronounced "mu-lee"), where the local lighthouse is situated. It borders to the southwest the suburb of Bantry Bay.
During the apartheid era, it was classed as a "whites only" area under the terms of the Group Areas Act. Since the repeal of the Act in 1991, the resident-mix has become more cosmopolitan, albeit with white residents remaining the largest population group. It has for several decades been considered Cape Town's "Jewish hub", as it is home to a significant Jewish population, synagogues and Kosher restaurants and Jewish delis.
In the 1970s it became known as "Little Manhattan", with its cosmopolitan entertainment and dining offer, and the revolving restaurant at the Ritz Hotel. It went through a period of decline in the 1990s and 2000s as businesses and foot traffic were redirected to the V&A Waterfront. In more recent years it has attracted significant investment in its property sector and revitalisation of its commercial precinct. It was named by Time Out magazine as "one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world" in 2022 and 2023.
Sea Point forms part of Ward 54 in The City Of Cape Town, and is represented by Democratic Alliance councillor Nicola Jowell.
The ratepayers, residents and local businesses in the area are represented by the Sea Point, Fresnaye & Bantry Bay Ratepayers and Residents Association (SFB), a volunteer-led organization financed by donations and memberships. The SFB's mandate includes defending the heritage of the area, construction applications, providing added security and cleansing above what is provided by the City and State, and communications with residents and ratepayers, as well as on behalf of these parties with stakeholders such as the City of Cape Town.