Foreshore, Cape Town

Foreshore
Statue of Bartolomeu Dias on the Heerengracht in the Foreshore
Map showing the Foreshore and the approximate location of the original coastline
Foreshore Show map of Western Cape Foreshore Show map of South Africa Foreshore Show map of Africa  Foreshore shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town  Foreshore
Coordinates: 33°55′S 18°26′E / 33.92°S 18.43°E / -33.92; 18.43Coordinates: 33°55′S 18°26′E / 33.92°S 18.43°E / -33.92; 18.43
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Area[1]
• Total	2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	268
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	43.3%
• Coloured	11.2%
• Indian/Asian	6.3%
• White	34.0%
• Other	5.2%
First languages (2011)[1]
• English	78.3%
• Afrikaans	14.5%
• Other	7.2%
Postal code (street)	8001

The Foreshore is an area in Cape Town, South Africa, situated between the historic city centre and the modern Port of Cape Town. It is built on land reclaimed from Table Bay in the 1930s and 1940s in connection with the construction of the Duncan Dock to replace the old harbour. Much of the Foreshore area is occupied by transport infrastructure for the port and Cape Town Railway Station. Other notable buildings in the area are the Cape Town Civic Centre, the Artscape Theatre Centre and the Cape Town International Convention Centre. When the area was reclaimed, the Government undertook a detailed study (the Szlumper Commission) to decide how to utilize the land not needed by South African Railways. This resulted in the issuance of a detailed proposal, The Cape Town Foreshore Plan.^[2]

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• The Cape Town Foreshore Plan 1947

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Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape
Seat: Cape Town
Cape Flats	Athlone Crawford Gugulethu Hanover Park Heideveld Joe Slovo Kenwyn Lansdowne Manenberg Nyanga Ottery Philippi Rondebosch East Strandfontein Wetton
Helderberg	Faure Gordon's Bay Lwandle Macassar Parel Vallei Sir Lowry's Pass Village Somerset West Strand
Mitchells Plain Khayelitsha	Blue Downs Crossroads Eerste River Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell's Plain QQ Section
Northern	Brackenfell Durbanville Fisantekraal Kensington Kraaifontein Panorama Philadelphia Wallacedene
South Peninsula	Bergvliet Bishopscourt Capri Village Claremont Clovelly Constantia Da Gama Park Diep River Fish Hoek Glencairn Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kenilworth Kommetjie Llandudno Lotus River Masiphumelele Meadowridge Mowbray Muizenberg Newlands Noordhoek Ocean View Plumstead Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Scarborough Simon's Town St James Southern Suburbs Steenberg Tokai Wynberg
Table Bay	Bakoven Bantry Bay Bo-Kaap Camps Bay Cape Town Clifton De Waterkant Devil's Peak Estate District Six Epping Foreshore Fresnaye Gardens Goodwood Green Point Higgovale Langa Maitland Mouille Point Ndabeni Nomzamo Observatory Oranjezicht Pinelands Robben Island Salt River Schotsche Kloof Sea Point Tamboerskloof Thornton Three Anchor Bay University Estate Vredehoek Walmer Estate Woodstock Zonnebloem
Tygerberg	Belhar Bellville Bishop Lavis Bonteheuwel Bothasig Delft (Blikkiesdorp) Edgemead Elsie's River Monte Vista Norwood Parow Tygerberg
Blaauwberg	Atlantis Bloubergstrand Century City Dunoon Joe Slovo Park Mamre Melkbosstrand Milnerton Parklands Table View