History of Delft
- Province Western Cape
- Coordinates 33°57′56″S “18°38′40″E
- Area 11.08 km2
- Municipality City of Cape Town
Delft was established in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was initially developed as a government housing project to address the growing need for affordable housing in Cape Town. Named after the Dutch city, it was one of the first planned settlements created during the final years of apartheid. The township was designed to accommodate people displaced by the forced removals from other parts of Cape Town, such as District Six, as well as to provide housing for those relocating from overcrowded informal settlements. Delft is populated mainly by coloured and some black people. Unfortunately, it is plagued by crime, poverty and substandard services.
The postal code for Delft is 7100
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Useful Numbers
- Police: 021 954 9000
- Municipality – 0860 103 089
- Traffic department: Phillipi-East Traffic Department-021 370 1520
- Fire: Belhar Fire Station-021 480 7700
- Water: 0860 103 089
- Electricity:0860 103 089
- Ambulance: 10177
- Post office;021 954 5063
- Closest hospital; Day Hospital-021 954 2237
- Community Health Centre-021 954 2282
- The Hague Sport and Recreation Centre: 021 444 0516
- Clinic-021 444 8976
- Pharmacy;021 955 0096
- Civic centre:021 444 0516
- Community centre:021 444 0516
- Mandela Peace Park Recreation centre:021 444 0516
- SPCA: Cape Of Good Hope-021 700 4140
- Schools;
- Delft South Primary School-021 955 3397
- Delft Primary School-021 954 1127
- Delft Technical High School-021 956 0058
- Sunray Primary School-021 955 2651
- Masonwabe Primary School-021 955 3026
- Leiden Primary School-021 954 2691
- Simunye High School-079 182 0270
- Kairos Primary School-021 954 2749
- Vergenoegd Primary School-021 954 1244
- Delft Secondary School-076 413 1965
- Leiden Secondary School- 021 954 2688
- Simunye Secondary School-021 955 2057
- Eindhoven Primer Skool-021 955 1171
- Rosendal High-0219562006
