Lansdowne, Cape Town

Coordinates: 33°59′09″S 18°30′01″E / 33.98583°S 18.50028°E / -33.98583; 18.50028
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Lansdowne
PO box
7780

Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the Cape Flats Line.

Information

The suburb of Lansdowne is east of the M5, adjacent to Rondebosch East and Crawford, bordered to the south by Racecourse Road. It is linked to Claremont and more westerly suburbs.

The following high schools are found in Lansdowne- Windsor High School, Groenvlei High school and Oaklands High School. The following primary schools are found in Lansdowne are York Road Primary School Primary School, Portia Primary School and Windsor Primary School. A segment of Lansdowne Road has been renamed to Imam Haron Road.

Lansdowne is the birthplace of acclaimed South African poet and social philosopher

Salvation Army
church situated in Lansdowne. The following mosques are situated in Lansdowne -York Road Moscow and Islamica Mosque, also known as masjid Al-Furqaani

Medical facilities:

Lansdowne Clinic[2]

Vitacare Pharmacy[3]

Public amenities:

Lansdowne Post Office

Lansdowne Police Station[4]

Lansdowne Library- https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/lansdowne-public-library

Lansdowne Civic Centre[5]

Sports:

Turfhall Stadium[6]


Government and politics

Lansdowne is in the City of Cape Town municipality, it falls within Sub-council 17. It is part of three wards that stretches from Athlone, through Crawford, Penlyn Estate and

Manenberg. The major roads that run through Sub-council 17 include Klipfontein Road, Kromboom Road, Racecourse Road, Jakes Gerwel Drive and Govan Mbeki Drive. Lansdowne is in ward 60 and the acting ward councillor is Mark Kleinschmidt, who is a member of the Democratic Alliance
Party(DA).

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Lansdowne". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Lansdowne Clinic". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  3. ^ "Pharmacies & Medicine Depots in". www.sayellow.com. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  4. ^ "Lansdowne Police Station". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  5. ^ "Lansdowne Civic Centre, Halls for Hire, Lansdowne, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa". community-services.blaauwberg.net. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  6. ^ "Turfhall Stadium". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 2024-01-09.