Valhalla Park is a residential suburb located on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. According to the 2011 census, the suburb has a population of 15,458 residents with 2,576 households.[2]

Valhalla Park was built in the 1980s during apartheid and designated by the white minority government to be a neighbourhood for Coloured people, who were forcibly removed from District Six.[3] In modern times, the suburb continues to be plagued by gang violence, high levels of crime and poverty.[4]

References

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  4. Mclean, Ragheema (2024-12-05). "Valhalla Park residents plead for peace amid escalating gang violence". Voice of the Cape. Retrieved 2025-12-07.