Philadelphia, South Africa

Philadelphia (pronounced Vulledelvieha in Afrikaans) is a village in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

Philadelphia Vulledelvieha in Afrikaans orthography
Dutch Reformed Church in Philadelphia
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Coordinates: 33°39′58″S 18°34′55″E / 33.666°S 18.582°E / -33.666; 18.582
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.43 km^2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population  (2011)^[1]
• Total	570
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) ^[1]
• Black African	7.2%
• Coloured	59.1%
• White	33.7%
First languages (2011) ^[1]
• Afrikaans	86.7%
• English	10.4%
• Xhosa	1.1%
• Tswana	1.1%
• Other	0.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	7304
Area code	021

This village is 33 km south-west of Malmesbury and 23 km north-east of Durbanville. It was developed from a parish of the Dutch Reformed Church established in 1863. The name is of biblical origin (Rev. 3:7-13) and means 'brotherly love.' ^[2]

Transport

Philadelphia lies on the R304 regional route which passes through the village as “Philadelphia Road” which runs eastwards to connect the village to the N7 highway (to Cape Town and Malmesbury) and Atlantis in the north-east and westwards to connect the village to Stellenbosch in the south-east. About 7 km east of Philadelphia, the M58 (Adderley Road) runs from the R304 to Durbanville in the south, one of the nearest large towns to the village.

References

1. "Main Place Philadelphia". Census 2011.
2. "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain)". Human Science Research Council. p. 364.