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Langa (river)
Langa may refer to: Places South Africa * Langa, Cape Town, the oldest township in Cape Town, South Africa *Langa, a township in Uitenhage Northern Europe *Langa, Estonia, a village in Padise Commune, Harju County, Estonia * Langa, a small river near Riga, Latvia * Länga, a village in Salme Parish, Saare County, Estonia * Langå, a town in Denmark *Langå Municipality, in Denmark * Langa, Shetland, an island off Hildasay, Shetland, Scotland Southern Europe * Langa, Greece, a village in the southern part of Kastoria * Langa, Ávila, a village in the northern part of the province of Ávila, Community of Castile and León, Spain * Langa de Duero, a municipality in Castile and León, Spain * Langa del Castillo, a municipality in Aragon, Spain *Le Langhe, a geographical region of Piedmont, north-west Italy *Lânga, a village in Pielești Commune, Dolj County, Romania Others *Langa, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Bhano Langa, a village in Punjab, India * Langa Dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langa, Cape Town
Langa is a township in Cape Town, South Africa. Its name in Xhosa means "sun". The township was initially built in phases before being formally opened in 1927. It was developed as a result of South Africa's 1923 Urban Areas Act (more commonly known as the "pass laws"), which was designed to force Africans to move from their homes into segregated locations. Similar to Nyanga, Langa is one of the many areas in South Africa that were designated for Black Africans before the apartheid era. It is the oldest of such suburbs in Cape Town and was the location of much resistance to apartheid. Langa is also where several people were killed on 21 March 1960, the same day as the Sharpeville massacre, during the anti-pass campaign. On 21 March 2010, now 50 years later, a monument was unveiled by the government in remembrance of the people who died while on the protest march. Location Langa is bordered by the M17 (Jan Smuts Drive) to the west, the N2 to the south, and the M7 to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
