Cape Town Mapping Project

Place Names

1.     Houtbaai – Wood Bay

2.     Bo Kaap – upper side of Cape Town

3.     Khayelitsha – New Home

4.     Langebaan – directly translated from Dutch, it means “Long Job”

5.     Rondebosch – Round Bush/Forest

6.     Liesbeeck – named after a small river in Holland

7.     Kirstenbosch – Stone church Bush/forest

8.     Blouberg – Blue Mountain

9.     Fynbos – slender forest

10.   Swart Rivier – Black River

11.    Stad Saal – City Hall

12.   Die waterkant - The waterfront

13.   Robben Eiland – Seal Island

14.   Tokai – named after Tokaj, a range of hills in Hungary

15.   Zeekoevlei – Hippopotamus Lake

16.   Kasteel de Goede Hoop – Castle of Good Hope

17.    Melkbosstrand - Milkwood Beach

18.    Paarl- Pearl

19.    Kuils Rivier- River of Pools

20.   Brackenfell- Scottish origin and means Fern Hill

21.    Guguletu- Xhosa word for Our Pride

22.    Langa – Xhosa word for Sun

23.    Noordhoek- North Corner

24.    Vishoek – Fish Corner