Devil's Peak Estate is a suburb of
Cape Town
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,
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in the area known as the
City Bowl. It is sandwiched between
Vredehoek and
Zonnebloem on the slopes of
Devil's Peak. According to the
2011 census it has a population of 1,859 residents in an area of .
Devil's Peak is situated adjacent to the
M3 expressway (De Waal Drive changed to Philip Kgosana Drive). The name Devil's Peak is descriptive of its location as this is the closes suburb to the
mountain peak
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of the same name. It is derived from a folklore story about a pipe smoking competition between a pirate named Jan van Hunks and the Devil. To this day when a cloud forms around the mountain people will say that "the Devil and van Hunks are at it again". Devil's Peak is known as one of the windiest places in the city bowl, often buffeted by the south-easterly
Cape Doctor winds.
It is served by route 101 of the
MyCiTi bus service.
Devil's Peak is a quiet neighbourhood often considered a sub-suburb of
Vredehoek. It also falls under the
neighbourhood watch
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community called DPV which stands for Devil's Peak & Vredehoek.
The area has access to the
Table Mountain Reserve where the public has access to mountain trails. These are frequented by hikers and mountain bikers.
Every few years the area comes under threat of wildfires in which properties have been damaged. However a strong community program ensures that evacuation processes and destructive fires are kept under control.
References
{{Cape Town, communities
Suburbs of Cape Town