Edgemead is one of the Northern Suburbs of
Cape Town
Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
. It is one of several
garden cities of South Africa, the first being
Pinelands in the southern suburbs. Edgemead is mainly residential, and as the name 'garden city' suggests, is noted for its trees, gardens and generally pleasant environment. Other 'garden cities' that have followed are Pinehurst near
Durbanville
Durbanville is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, part of the greater Cape Town metropolitan area. Durbanville is a semi-rural residential suburb on the north-eastern outskirts of the metropolis and is surrounded by farms prod ...
on the northwestern outskirts of the Cape Metropole, still under construction but already occupied, and Sunningdale near
Milnerton
Milnerton is a seaside suburb on Table Bay and is located north of central Cape Town in South Africa. It is located 11 kilometres to the north of the city's centre.
Suburbs
Suburbs/ neighbourhoods of the greater Milnerton area include:
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.
There are two schools in Edgemead: Edgemead Primary and Edgemead High.
Edgemead also has the Edgemead Cricket Club (ECC), which has recently been promoted to the premier league. The neighbourhood is also the location of the
Goodwood Centre of Excellence, a medium security prison run by the
South African Department of Correctional Services
The Department of Correctional Services is a department of the South African government. It is responsible for running South Africa's prison system. The department has about 34,000 staff and is responsible for the administration of 240 prisons, ...
.
References
Suburbs of Cape Town
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