Information on Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa

Mowbray is a southern suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape and lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak. It is at a junction of several major Cape Town highways. Its original name was Driekoppen.

Mowbray is bounded on north by the N2 freeway, beyond which lies the suburb of Observatory and on the west by the M3 freeway, beyond which lies Devil's Peak. Towards the east, the built up area of Mowbray ends at the M5 freeway, beyond which lies the suburb of Pinelands and the Black River. The official boundaries of Mowbray also include the Mowbray and Rondebosch golf courses, which lie beyond the M5, towards Pinelands and Sybrand Park.

On the south, Mowbray borders on the suburb of Rosebank with a less well defined boundary. The Liesbeeck River flows from south to north through Mowbray, and separates the suburb into two sections. The eastern part, known as Little Mowbray, lies on the low hill between the Black and Liesbeeck Rivers. The western part lies on the slopes of Devil's Peak and contains the commercial development in the suburb.