Ottery is a suburb in Cape Town

Cape Town

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, South Africa

South Africa

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. It is on the edge of the Southern Suburbs

Southern Suburbs

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. The Youngsfield Military Base, Royal Cape Golf Club and Cape Town's 'official' China Town are located in the suburb. Every year the Youngsfield Military Base in Ottery hosts the Cape Argust Junior Cycle Tour on the 12 of March.

China Town

Launched in September 2008 the 'China Town' in Ottery is not a true Chinatown

Chinatown

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 but is instead a 7500sq m retail park with 48, predominantly Chinese owned, retail units selling mostly Chinese imports. The retail park cost R

South African rand

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45 million to construct.

Geography

Ottery is bordered by Plumstead

Plumstead, Cape Town

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 to the west, Philippi

Philippi, Cape Town

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 to the east and Kenilworth

Kenilworth, Cape Town

- Geography :Kenilworth is bordered by Wynberg to the south and Claremont to the north. Kenilworth railway station is on the main line from Cape Town to Simon's Town...

 to the north west. The suburb can be accessed from the M5

M5 (Cape Town)

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freeway to the west of the suburb.

Schools

• Nurul Adfaal pre-primary school
• Crystal House School (for learners with disabilities)
• Kids Kampus Pre School
• Ferndale Primary
• Junior College

Public Service

• The Ottery Traffic Department is one of Cape Towns major traffic control and testing centres