History of Mitchell’s Plain

Province: Western Cape
Coordinates: 34°3′2″S “18°37′5″E
Area: 43.76 km2
Municipality; City of Cape Town

Mitchell’s Plain was established in the 1970s as a “coloured” township. The 1966 declaration of District Six as a “whites only” area for middle-income families displaced the former residents. It was laid out with large open spaces and public facilities with accessible arterial routes. Sadly by the late 80s parts of Mitchell’s plain had become dangerous ghettos infested with drugs and gangsters. Several informal shanty settlements have also sprung up in the area.

The postal codes for Mitchells Plain are 7785 (Streets) and 7789 (Boxes)

Things to see and do in Mitchell’s Plain

Bond Street Park Outdoor Gym Bond Street, London Village
Bonfoi Park Outdoor Gym Bonfoi Way, Westridge
Drakensberg Park Outdoor Gym Kilimanjaro Street, Tafelsig
Galaxy Gym Park Outdoor Gym Galaxy Street, Rocklands

WEATHER IN MITCHELL’S PLAIN TODAY

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Useful Numbers in Mitchell’s Plain

Police: 021 370 1706
Traffic department:021 378 1140
Fire: 021 444 3085
Water: 0860 103 089
Electricity:0860 103 089
Ambulance:0860 103 089
Post office;Lentegeur Post Office-021 371 1324
Closest hospital;Mitchells Plain Day Hospital-021 392 5162
Lentegeur Clinic-021 444 1428
Library:021 391 4787
Pharmacy;
Beacon valley community centre 021 444 5584
Portlands indoor sports centre: 021 391 0783
Swartklip Indoor Sports Centre: 021 444 5584/021 444 5586
Weltevreden recreation centre: 021 392 5132
Tafelsig Community Centre : 021 444 5586
Mandalay community hall:021 444 5584
SPCA: The Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals – P D S A-021 371 2440
Schools:
Mitchells Plain No 1 Primary School-021 371 0800
Mitchell’s Plain Primary School-021 371 0800
Mitchell’s Plain School of Skill-021 392 1213
Meadowridge Primary School-021 376 1145
Harvester Primary School-021 371 9402
Mitchells Plain High School-073 835 5348
Springdale Primary School-021 371 6910
Mondale High School-021 392 7031
Northwood Primary School-021 371 7510
Lentegeur Secondary School-021 371 4161
Oval North High School-021 376 1067
Darul Arqam Islamic High School-021 391 5730
Westport Primary School-021 392 6604
Parkhurst Primary-021 371 8910
Cedar High School-021 392 5737
Rocklands Primary School-021 392 2010
Portland High School-021 374 4141
Yellowwood Primary School-021 392 0882
Caradale Primary School- 0213912079

Mitchell’s Plain