District Six

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former inner-city residential area
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:District_Six_Museum
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:declaredWhiteArea 1966
gptkbp:demolished 1970s
gptkbp:evictionsBegan 1966
gptkbp:founded 1867
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of apartheid forced removals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label District Six
gptkbp:inhabitedBy Indian diaspora
Black community
Coloured community
Malay community
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:museumLocatedAt gptkb:25A_Buitenkant_Street,_Cape_Town
gptkbp:notableEvent Group Areas Act enforcement
community displacement
mass demolitions
gptkbp:notableFor forced removals during apartheid
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Kanaldorp
gptkbp:populationEvicted over 60,000 residents
gptkbp:postalCode 8001
gptkbp:region urban
gptkbp:status partially redeveloped
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:District_Six:_The_Musical
numerous books and documentaries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5