Tygerberg

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Tygerberg
Aerial view of Tygerberg Nature Reserve in the southernmost Tierberg. The Plattekloof and Welgemoed (above) suburbs flank the mountain, while the N1 highway skirts its southern limit.
Tygerberg Location within Western Cape Show map of Western Cape Tygerberg Location within South Africa Show map of South Africa
Coordinates: 33°51′16″S 18°35′3″E / 33.85444°S 18.58417°E / -33.85444; 18.58417
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	7505

Tygerberg is a region in the Northern Suburbs of the city of Cape Town, South Africa, and is also the name of the range of hills in the area. Most of the area is the Tygerberg Nature Reserve.

Geography

The main Tygerberg farms were Pampoenkraal (became Durbanville), Stellenburgh (became part of Bellville), Evertsdal (became part of Bellville), De Grendel (today Parow), Lebenstijn (part of Bellville), Blommensteijn (incorporated into Bellville), Door de Kraal (incorporated into Bellville), Vissershok (which has no more farming as it became a quarry with mining activities) and Clara Anna Fontein.

The region contains the 300-hectare Tygerberg Nature Reserve.

Facilities

The region is not an official census designated place or a suburb of Cape Town, and it does not have residential zoning.

The Parow satellite campus of the German International School Cape Town, in proximity to Tygerberg, serves German-speaking students up to grade 4.

Also in nearby Parow is the Tygerberg Hospital, which serves as the centre for the Medicine and Health Sciences faculty of Stellenbosch University.

See also

• Tygerberg Nature Reserve

References