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Vatican Street, Cape Town

Vatican Street is a mapped street in Cape Town. The represented road geometry totals about 1,484 m. Nearby mapped records include food & drink, shops & services, health services.

Mapped length
1.48 km

Street map

Vatican Street
Outline of Vatican Street, Cape Town, with nearby directory streets. North is up. Context outlines are from the same release.N ↑
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Vatican Street at a glance

Place records along this section
12 recordsNamed source records within 500 m of any part of the mapped lines; not unique venues
Mapped pharmacy nearby
60 mPharmacy Spar
Mapped park nearby
90 mManchester Park
Mapped early learning nearby
60 mGeZiggies Pre-Primêre Skool

Everyday places nearby

Along this mapped section · within 500 m

Distances are measured in a straight line from the nearest part of the street. Places may be near different sections. Areas use an interior point, not an entrance. These are source records, not unique venues or walking distances. Activity is not corroborated: records come from the September 2026 map snapshot, and an object's edit date does not confirm that a venue operates.

Food & drink

2 records
  • Gaeta's Italian PizzaTakeaway · 60 m
  • Boulevard FisheriesTakeaway · 70 m
Show all 2 food & drink records
  • Gaeta's Italian PizzaTakeaway · 60 m
  • Boulevard FisheriesTakeaway · 70 m

Shops & services

6 records
  • Irene Spar-CapeTownSupermarket · 50 m
  • FreshStopConvenience shop · 60 m
  • Uitzicht LaundryLaundry · 60 m
Show all 6 shops & services records
  • Irene Spar-CapeTownSupermarket · 50 m
  • Tops!Alcohol shop · 50 m
  • CheckersSupermarket · 60 m
  • Uitzicht LaundryLaundry · 60 m
  • Hair & Beauty BarHairdresser · 60 m
  • FreshStopConvenience shop · 60 m

Health services

1 record
  • Pharmacy SparPharmacy · 60 m
Show all 1 health services record
  • Pharmacy SparPharmacy · 60 m

Education

2 records
  • GeZiggies Pre-Primêre SkoolEarly learning · 60 m
  • Skilpadland kleuterskoolEarly learning · 390 m
Show all 2 education records
  • GeZiggies Pre-Primêre SkoolEarly learning · 60 m
  • Skilpadland kleuterskoolEarly learning · 390 m

Parks & green spaces

1 record
  • Manchester ParkPark · 90 m
Show all 1 parks & green spaces record
  • Manchester ParkPark · 90 m

Street facts

Mapped geometry length
1.48 kmLength of the represented lines, not a surveyed street length.
Municipal area in OSM
City of Cape TownThe complete displayed geometry lies inside the mapped municipal boundary. Not official municipal verification.
Coverage area
Cape Townpilot area
Province
Western CapeSource-backed territorial context
OSM locality polygon overlaps
Not verifiedLength of the mapped section inside each OSM locality polygon. Overlaps under 20 m or under 5% of the mapped length only touch the edge. Not an official boundary.
Representative point
-33.816652, 18.688996Latitude, longitude; on the mapped line, not an address or entrance.
Suburb / locality
Not verifiedNo sufficiently supported locality assignment.
Nearest OSM place label
The Crest · 1,489 mThis is the nearest mapped OSM place label and does not determine suburb or administrative membership. Measured from the representative point inside the City of Cape Town OSM area.
Section scope
Mapped section shownThe street may continue beyond this mapped section. No completeness is claimed.
Street-delivery postal code
Not verifiedStreet delivery and PO Box codes require separate evidence. Evidence details
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Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

  • Segment 3e9f1181-7be7-503d-bc81-c13d157f0751 · OSM way 34105024
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
  • Segment 7dcc7ce5-2e6a-5410-861f-aea3d0806fb5 · OSM way 264739146
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
  • Segment cb1c700c-ef73-5949-91af-471810b1911e · OSM way 264739147
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
  • Segment ce23431b-12f0-50b5-bc53-8d4dd8d5d7a7 · OSM way 745038568
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 8ae85044-6d23-500d-be43-106d10ee1c1f · OSM way 745038569
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 752ddc6f-9d48-56d8-afbc-d131004a2ed2 · OSM way 745038570
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 98383db5-c078-5a4c-a84f-6e9c5a96867b · OSM way 745038571
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 2a934e53-bfb7-55ad-a101-4f8b6da3fa63 · OSM way 745038572
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 4c31caaa-c613-55a5-bb5d-f7b9a6e57deb · OSM way 745038573
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment ec9949ea-4960-5132-9181-239903e9731f · OSM way 745038574
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 84fa593d-3073-5309-8e46-8a37c6a1fca7 · OSM way 745038575
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 0033fe2e-392f-5046-9bf9-2c8efcd6a434 · OSM way 745038576
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment f3231cda-24b6-564d-8f8c-ca945eb5b547 · OSM way 745038577
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 2efc629c-bb64-5671-a5f2-02c9e100aa95 · OSM way 745038626
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes
  • Segment 2f24c19d-5fc5-5d51-bbb4-00945db85689 · OSM way 745038627
    highway
    tertiary
    name
    Vatican Street
    oneway
    yes

Connections

Mapped topology

No road connections are verified from the mapped topology in the current dataset.

Documented connections

No documented connections have been added from official sources.

Nearby streets

Shortest distance between mapped geometries, not a walking distance.

The road profile

Mapped road classification
Tertiary road100% of represented geometry

This is an OpenStreetMap road classification, not a statement about land use.

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  • highway
    • highway=tertiary · 15 segments · 1,484 m · ways 34105024, 264739146, 264739147, 745038568, 745038569, 745038570, 745038571, 745038572, 745038573, 745038574, 745038575, 745038576, 745038577, 745038626, 745038627

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,484 m of 1,484 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Road surface
Asphalt100% of represented geometry
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  • surface
    • surface=asphalt · 15 segments · 1,484 m · ways 34105024, 264739146, 264739147, 745038568, 745038569, 745038570, 745038571, 745038572, 745038573, 745038574, 745038575, 745038576, 745038577, 745038626, 745038627

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,484 m of 1,484 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Traffic direction
One-way tag on 43% of the mapped length; 57% not recorded43% of represented geometry

Tags describe individual mapped segments. They do not establish one traffic direction for the whole street: separate carriageways can be mapped as separate one-way lines, and untagged lines are unknown, not two-way.

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  • oneway
    • oneway=yes · 12 segments · 636 m · ways 745038568, 745038569, 745038570, 745038571, 745038572, 745038573, 745038574, 745038575, 745038576, 745038577, 745038626, 745038627

    Recorded on 12 of 15 mapped segments; 3 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 636 m of 1,484 m (42.9%). Unknown: 848 m (57.1%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Mapped speed limit
60 km/h100% of represented geometry

Mapped value — not live traffic guidance

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  • maxspeed
    • maxspeed=60 · 15 segments · 1,484 m · ways 34105024, 264739146, 264739147, 745038568, 745038569, 745038570, 745038571, 745038572, 745038573, 745038574, 745038575, 745038576, 745038577, 745038626, 745038627

    Recorded on 15 of 15 mapped segments; 0 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 1,484 m of 1,484 m (100.0%). Unknown: 0 m (0.0%).

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Pavements
Unknown

No sidewalk tag recorded

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  • sidewalk

    No value in the source.

    Recorded on 0 of 15 mapped segments; 15 without this tag.

    Tag coverage by geometry length: 0 m of 1,484 m (0.0%). Unknown: 1,484 m (100.0%).

Values apply to their individual tagged segments and sides. Left and right follow the direction of each individual source way; they are not a single orientation for the whole street. An explicit no means no pavement on the tagged segment or side; a missing tag is unknown, and separate means a pavement mapped independently.

Source snapshot: geofabrik-za-2026-09-27

Lengths refer to the represented road lines, not surveyed road or pavement lengths.

Questions about this street

Where is Vatican Street?

The mapped section is in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

What is the postcode of Vatican Street?

A street-wide delivery postcode has not been independently verified in the current dataset.

Where are nearby distances measured from?

Page lists measure a straight line from the nearest part of the whole mapped geometry: 500 m for places and 1 km for passenger transport. The interactive map measures from one selected point, so its counts differ. Neither is a walking distance.