Blouberg or Blaauwberg , is a group of suburbs situated along the Table Bay , approximately 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Cape Town in the Western Cape , South Africa .
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36-659: A junction with the M14 road . It then separates Table View in the east from Bloubergstrand in the west and reaches a junction with the M12 road . The R27 heads northwards for 10 kilometres as West Coast Road, through the Blouberg Nature Reserve , to reach a junction in Melkbosstrand , where it meets the M14 road again and the M19 road . It continues northwards for 49 kilometres to leave
54-863: A junction with the R399 road in Velddrif . The second section of the R27 begins in Vredendal , at a junction with the R363 road . It begins by crossing the Olifants River and meeting the R362 road in Vredendal before heading eastwards for 22 kilometres to cross the N7 national route and enter the town of Vanrhynsdorp . It continues north-east for 50 kilometres to the town of Nieuwoudtville , where it meets
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90-492: Is a new mixed-use development north of Sandown Road and just off the N7 highway . Netcare Blaauwberg Hospital is the sole hospital serving Blouberg. Owned by Netcare Limited , it is a private hospital operating 24-hour emergency services. The hospital is located between West Coast Road and Waterville Street, just north of West Coast Village in Sunningdale. Table View Clinic is a government-funded municipal clinic operated by
108-614: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages R27 (South Africa) The R27 is a provincial route in South Africa that consists of two disjoint segments. The first segment, also known as the West Coast Highway, connects Cape Town with Velddrif along the West Coast . The second runs from Vredendal via Vanrhynsdorp , Calvinia , Brandvlei and Kenhardt to Keimoes on
126-655: The City of Cape Town and reach a junction with the R315 road east of Yzerfontein . The R27 continues northwards for 49 kilometres, through the West Coast National Park , bypassing Langebaan , to reach a junction with the R45 road east of Vredenburg and west of Langebaanweg . The R27 heads northwards for 19 kilometres to cross the Berg River and reach the end of its first stint at
144-621: The City of Cape Town , catering to residents' healthcare needs within the Blaauwberg Health region. Blouberg is mainly reached via the R27 (West Coast Road), a major regional route connecting Milnerton and Cape Town to the south with Melkbosstrand and Velddrif to the north. The suburb can also be reached from Cape Town and Malmesbury via the N7 through the M12 Interchange in Du Noon and
162-529: The N14 near Upington . The connection between Velddrif and Vredendal has never been built, although it can be driven on various gravel roads . Originally the R27 designation continued beyond Upington all the way to Pretoria , but this section became part of the N14 and various other roads. In Cape Town, the highway connects with Table Bay Boulevard ( N1 ) near the Table Bay Harbor and then runs north along
180-768: The N7 are mainly dominated by industrial areas such as the Astron Energy Oil Refinery and Killarney Gardens and the informal settlement of Du Noon . Richwood , located east of the N7 is a fast-developing middle-class residential suburb. Blouberg includes a host of several shopping malls with the largest of these being the established Bayside Mall in Table View and the newer Table Bay Mall in Sandown. Smaller shopping centres include: The location of Blouberg, just under 20 minutes from Cape Town and its self-sufficiency from
198-521: The Rietvlei Wetland Reserve to the south is Flamingo Vlei. Bordering Table View to the east along the Diep River are Rosendal, Sunridge and West Riding. North of Table View and east of West Coast Road is Sunningdale, Parklands and Parklands Extension. North of Sunningdale and Parklands on the urban edge is the new fast-developing suburb of Sandown. The areas east of the Diep River and west of
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#1732845462825216-512: The area having been developed around Table View , Blouberg is also known as the Greater Table View area and many of the suburbs are considered as extensions of Table View. Blouberg comprises the coastal suburbs of Bloubergstrand , Big Bay and Table View , which is the largest suburb of the area. Between these coastal suburbs and West Coast Road to the east are Bloubergrant, Blouberg Rise, Blouberg Sands and West Beach. Between Table View and
234-408: The city made the area a convenient place to purchase residential property and as a result, a lot of residential development has been constructed in recent years or is still under construction here. The area north of Blouberg has rapidly expanded with new extensions such as Sunningdale, Sandown and Parklands North, which mostly comprise of complexes and townhouses while the northern extension of Rivergate
252-447: The coast as a stretch that is known as Marine Drive through the coastal town of Milnerton . This stretch contains many industrial warehouses. As it leaves Milnerton to enter Blouberg , the road moves further inland and the M14 becomes the main coastal road, continuing towards Melkbosstrand (where it bypasses to the east). Further north the road passes through West Coast National Park before reaching Velddrif. The northern segment of
270-494: The road is exceptionally desolate; it is a distance of 370 kilometres (230 mi) from Calvinia to Keimoes , and the only towns along the way are Brandvlei and Kenhardt . The R27 begins in Cape Town (east of the city centre; adjacent to Table Bay ), at an interchange with the N1 highway . It begins by going northwards as Marine Drive for 13 kilometres, through Milnerton , to reach
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306-561: The south-western terminus of the R357 road . It then heads east for 69 kilometres to the town of Calvinia , where it meets the R355 road . From Calvinia, the R27 heads eastwards for 26 kilometres to meet the western terminus of the R63 road . Here, it turns to the north-east and heads for 127 kilometres to the town of Brandvlei , where it meets the R357 road again. It continues north-east for 143 kilometres to
324-598: The town of Kenhardt . It continues northwards for 75 kilometres to cross the Orange River and reach its end at a junction with the N14 national route in the town of Keimoes (39 kilometres south-west of Upington ). Blouberg, Western Cape Situated on the West Coast, the geographical position of Blouberg is between the Blaauwberg Nature Reserve to the north and Milnerton to the south. Due to most of
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