History of Philippi
- Province: Western Cape
- Coordinates: 34°1′S “18°33′E
- Area: 34.21 km2
- Municipality; City Of Cape Town
A sparsely populated area with small farms
The area was originally grazing land used by the Khoisan peoples and was among the first areas where the Dutch settlers encountered them. Currently, it is a large township that is sparsely populated and consists of small, fairly rural holdings and farms. It was predominantly used as grazing for Farms in the area. Today, it is still home to small-scale Farms that produce around 80 per cent of Cape Town’s vegetables.
The Cape Aquifer
German immigrants arrived between 1860 and 1883. When the area was previously called Springfield or “Die Duine” (The Dunes), the name was later changed to Philippi. These settlers quickly learned to grow vegetables in the extreme weather conditions and sandy soil on the Cape Flats. The area is atop The Cape Aquifer, a 630 square kilometre underground water system which enables farmers to grow multiple crop cycles.
The postal codes are 7750 (streets) and 7781 (boxes)
Things to see and do in Philippi
- Tony Yengeni Park Outdoor Gym, Village 4a Street, Browns Farm
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Browse businesses and places to visit in Philippi
Useful Numbers
- Police: Philippi East Police Station – 021 370 1903
- Saps -021 690 1500
- Traffic department: 021 370 1531
- Fire: Mitchell’s Plain Fire Station-021 444 3085
- Water: 0860 103 089
- Electricity: 0860 103 089
- Ambulance:10177
- Post office; 021 590 5617
- Philippi East sports centre: 021 372 4506
- Clinic-Animal Welfare Society of Sa021 692 2626
- Library: Philippi East Public Library-021 444 6952
- Pharmacy;Clicks Pharmacy – Watergate-021 371 0653
- SPCA: Animal Welfare Society of Sa -021 692 2626
- Schools:
Entshona Primary School
Philippi High School-071 945 2263
Sinethemba High School-084 697 1177
Bongolethu Primary School-044 274 9235
Mzamomhle Primary School-021 901 0008
Zanemfundo Primary School-021 023 0883
Vuyiseka Secondary School-061 120
Klipfontein Met Primary-021 370 0161
- Find a comprehensive list of Cape Town Emergency numbers HERE
Other Cape Flats towns and suburbs include: Athlone; Atlantis; Belhar; Blue Downs; Crawford; Eerste Rivier; Epping; Grassy park; Hanover Park; Khayalitsha; Kuils River; Langa; Lansdowne; Lotus river; Macassar; Mannenberg; Mitchells Plain; Nyanga; and Ottery;
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