Wallacedene

Wallacedene
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Location within Cape Town  Wallacedene
Coordinates: 33°51′30″S 18°44′0″E / 33.85833°S 18.73333°E / -33.85833; 18.73333Coordinates: 33°51′30″S 18°44′0″E / 33.85833°S 18.73333°E / -33.85833; 18.73333
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Kraaifontein
Area
• Total	0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	10,381
• Density	17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	75.4%
• Coloured	22.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.3%
• White	0.0%
• Other	1.4%
First languages (2011)
• Xhosa	62.9%
• Afrikaans	27.0%
• Sotho	3.6%
• English	2.8%
• Other	3.8%
Postal code (street)	7570
PO box	7570

Wallacedene is an informal housing settlement in the eastern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. The settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation of pass laws allowed rural populations to more readily migrate to urban centres. By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. The housing rights activist Irene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene.