| Tamboerskloof | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.9292°N 18.4042°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Cape Town |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Government Type: | Subcouncil 16 / Ward 77 |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Francine Higham |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.04 |
| Population Total: | 2984 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 14.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 5.1% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 75.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 62.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 27.6% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 9.9% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 8001 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Tamboerskloof is a neighbourhood and suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.[3] It lies on the slopes of Lion's Head and Signal Hill, adjacent to the neighbourhoods of Gardens and Bo-Kaap. Tamboerskloof is one of the contiguous group of neighbourhoods referred to as the City Bowl.
The name Tamboerskloof is derived from the Dutch and Afrikaans words tamboer (drum) and kloof (valley). When Dutch settlers arrived and set up farms in the 1650s, they established the first of a series of lookout points at the site where Tamboerskloof lies today. From these lookout points, watchmen would beat drums to alert farmers in the area to the approach of a ship. Thanks to this, farmers would know that it was time to make their way to Cape Town harbour with their crops.[4]
There is a very active neighbourhood watch called Tamboerskloof Neighbourhood Watch (TBKWatch) which assists the community with volunteer patrols, a radio network, a CCTV network and reporting of service issues such as out of order street lights, traffic lights, potholes, and blocked drains. They work very closely with a community control room (Watchcom), the South African Police Service, City of Cape Town Metro Police, nearby City Improvement Districts, as well as local armed response companies.
Several schools can be found within Tamboerskloof, including:
According to the 2001 Census, the population of Tamboerskloof was 2 921. The following tables show various demographic data about Tamboerskloof from that census.[6]
| Gender | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 1 375 | 47.07% | |
| Male | 1 546 | 52.93% |
| Group | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | 5.68% | ||
| 168 | 5.75% | ||
| 27 | 0.92% | ||
| 2 559 | 87.61% |
| Language | Population | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 914 | 65.53% | ||
| 693 | 23.72% | ||
| 58 | 1.99% | ||
| Other African languages | 35 | 1.20% | |
| Other languages | 221 | 7.57% |