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Parow, Western Cape Named after Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow, a Prussian sea captain who settled at the Cape in 1865. He owned and sold land in the Tyger Valley area.

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Parow became a municipality in 1939. It was incorporated into the City of Tygerberg in 1996. List of references: Du Plessis, Niel M . 1998. The Tygerberg: The story of the Tygerberg Hills and the towns of Parow, Bellville, and Durbanville. Cape Town: Tafelberg Publishers. pp List of structures: Club Shirt Factory: 1946. CMR: 1960s?. High School: 1933. House Struwig: 1962. IL Back Factory Complex: 1969. Laerskool Parow Noord / Parow North Primary School: 1960s?. Parow North, Landdroshof / Magistrate's Court: 1960s?. Lefic Centre for Foshini Ltd: 1972. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: n.d.. Noord, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1930. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1957. Tygerberg, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1971. West, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1948. East, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1961. Tiervlei-East, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: 1960. Vallei, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk: n.d.. Sentraal, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - De Tyger: 1974. Noord, Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Oostersee: 1973. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk Saal (Hall): 1968. North, Polisiestasie / Police Station: 1960s?. School: 1963. Shopping Centre: 1967. Parow North, Spilhaus Store: n.d.. University of South Africa Phase 2: 2013?.