Kayamandi

Kayamandi
Kayamandi
Coordinates	33 ° 55 ′  S , 18 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 55 ′  S , 18 ° 51 ′  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Western cape
District	Cape Winelands
local community	Stellenbosch
Residents	24,645 (2011)
Special features: former township
Masithandane Street, Kayamandi

Shacks like these determine the streetscape of Kayamandi in many places

Kayamandi (also Khayamandi ) is a South African township that emerged during apartheid and had a population of 24,645 in 2011. It is located in the Western Cape Province , near the city of Stellenbosch and about 50 kilometers east of Cape Town .

Kayamandi is a poor district mainly inhabited by blacks, which consists of both the "shacks" typical of this type of township and more and more of a number of smaller houses. The most widely spoken language is isiXhosa . The term Kayamandi comes from this language and means "comfortable home" ( ikhaya - "home"; mnandi - "sweet", "pleasant").

Kayamandi is known for the fact that volunteers from all over the world are sent to various projects (kindergarten, elementary school, high school) in the township for a limited period of time with the help of various organizations.

Web links

• Homepage of the Greater Stellenbosch Development Trust from Kayamandi (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census , accessed November 20, 2013