Cape Town's Northern Suburbs - close to the city centre and all attractions - a short distance from the Cape Winelands, and even including a wineland area of its own, Durbanville....

List of the Northern Suburbs:
 

* Bellville      * Bothasig     * Brooklyn      * Durbanville     * Edgemead     * Elsie's River      * Facreton      * Goodwood     * Kenridge

* Kensington      * Maitland      * Monte Vista      * Panorama      * Parow      * Thornton      * Table View      * Welgemoed

Bellville:

Bellville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa; it is now part of the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. It falls within the area of the City of Cape Town municipality.

Originally called "12 Mile Stone" (Afr: "12-Myl-Pos"), since it is located 20 km (12 miles) from Cape Town city centre, it was originally founded as a railway station on the line from Cape Town to Stellenbosch and Strand. In 1861 it was renamed Bellville, after the surveyor general Charles Bell. The city is located in the northern suburbs of the greater Cape Town area. It is very central, situated close to the airport, various golf courses, wine routes and shopping complexes. The Karl Bremer Hospital functioned as the Academic Hospital for the University of Stellenbosch Medical School and the new Tygerberg Hospital now houses the medical school. The University of the Western Cape is also situated in Bellville.

Situated in Bellville, The Tyger Valley shopping centre is a sprawling mall with a huge variety of shops, boutiques and recreational facilities. The High Street shopping complex just off Durban Road has its own theatre. The Mayibuye Centre, which houses a collection of material from South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle, is worth a visit because most of the collection pieces were originally banned.

In May 2007, Meg Ryan and William H. Macy completed the last day of principal photography for their new movie, The Deal, at the Bellville Civic Centre.

Durbanville

Durbanville is a residential suburb and wine producing area in the northern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa.

Durbanville was originally known as Pampoenkraal (from the native Afrikaans language, pampoen meaning pumpkin, and kraal meaning an enclosure for cattle/livestock). It was founded in 1806 around a fountain and was primarily a watering station for travellers between Cape Town and the interior. Its name was later changed to d'Urban in honour of the then governor of the Cape Colony, Benjamin d'Urban in 1834. This name was later changed to Durbanville in order to avoid confusion with Durban - a major port city in KwaZulu-Natal in the east of South Africa.

Durbanville Hills is one of the cellars that produce the wines of the region. It forms part of the Durbanville wine route. Other wine cellars are Altydgedacht, Bloemendal, D’Aria (Poplars), De Grendel, Diemersdal, Hillcrest, Nitida and Meerendal. The soil has a high clay content and is particularly suited to Sauvignon Blanc.

The past 10 years has seen rapid expansion of Durbanville, mainly to the North, with areas like Uitzicht showing lots of building activity.

Afrikaans is the main language spoken in Durbanville. The main language has moved from Afrikaans to English in recent years as more English speaking people visit and decide to make Durbanville their home, as the traditional English southern suburbs have become too expensive.

The town has various sporting activities including a superb 18 hole golf course, soccer, rugby and cricket fields. The community has taken a keen interest in developing these sports. Durbanville Rugby Club - DBRugby

As the area has a very low crime rate it has become very popular and the price of residential property has increased over 400% in the last five years and is still growing. The town has various schools namely Durbanville Preparatory, Durbanville Primary and Durbanville High. Stellenberg High and Fairmont High are the Senior schools within the Durbanville vicinity. A few other Primary schools are Eversdal Primary, Gene Louw Primary and Kenridge Primary. The area also has a private school called Curro, which opened a few years ago.

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