Rocklands, Mitchells Plain

34°03′50″S 18°36′32″E / 34.064°S 18.609°E / -34.064; 18.609CountrySouth AfricaProvinceWestern CapeMunicipalityCity of Cape TownMain PlaceMitchells Plain, Cape TownArea • Total3.11 km² (1.20 sq mi)Population • Total29,782 • Density9,600/km² (25,000/sq mi)Racial makeup (2011) • Black African2.48% • Coloured96.35% • Indian/Asian0.52% • White0.17% • Other0.48%First languages (2011) • Afrikaans50.98% • English47.02% • Sign language0.41%Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Rocklands is a neighborhood located within the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located in the south western most corner of Mitchells Plain and borders the community of Strandfontein to its immediate west.

On 20 August 1983 the United Democratic Front, an important anti-apartheid organisation, was founded at the Rocklands Community Hall.^[2][3]

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Sources

• Vorster, Jakobus M. (27 March 2015). "The possible contribution of civil society in the moral edification of South African society: The example of the 'United Democratic Front' and the 'Treatment Action Campaign' (1983–2014)". HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies. 71 (3). doi:10.4102/hts.v71i3.2754.
• "United Democratic Front (UDF)". South African History Online.