Lansdowne is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

in Cape Town,

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. situated 10 kilometres southeast of

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of

Rondebosch East Rondebosch East is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, about south-east of the city centre. As the name suggests, it is located to the east of the neighbouring suburb of Rondebosch. it had a population of approximately 4,600 people ...

Crawford Crawford may refer to: Places Canada * Crawford Bay Airport, British Columbia * Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Ontario United Kingdom * Crawford, Lancashire, a small village near Rainford, Merseyside, England * Crawford, South Lanarkshire, a ...

, Wetton, Claremont,

Kenwyn Kenwyn ( kw, Keynwynn) is a settlement and civil parish in Cornwall, England. The settlement is a suburb of the city of Truro and lies 0.5 mi (1 km) north of the city centre, within Truro parish, whereas Kenwyn parish covers an area w ...

and Athlone. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the

Cape Flats Line The Cape Flats Line is a commuter rail line in Cape Town, South Africa, operated by Metrorail Western Cape. It connects central Cape Town with the suburbs of Pinelands, Athlone, Lansdowne, Ottery and Retreat. Route The Cape Flats Line servic ...

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

Athol Williams Athol Williams (born 20 June 1970) is a South African poet, social philosopher and public intellectual based at Oxford University. Life Williams was born in Lansdowne, Cape Town, South Africa, and grew up in Mitchells Plain, the coloured t ...

. Professional soccer club

Engen Santos Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also officially known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a South African professional soccer club based in the Lansdowne, a suburb of the city of Cape Town. It plays in the SAFA Second Divisi ...

is based in Lansdowne. There is a New Apostolic church,

Catholic church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, a Methodist church and a

Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

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, https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/lansdowne-clinic Vitacare Pharmacy, https://www.sayellow.com/vitacare-wetlands-pharmacy-lansdowne Public amenities: Lansdowne Post Office Lansdowne Police Station- https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/lansdowne-police-station Lansdowne Library- https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/lansdowne-public-library Lansdowne Civic Centre - http://community-services.blaauwberg.net/halls-venue-hire/halls-and-venues-for-hire-cape-town/Lansdowne-Civic-Centre Sports: Turfhall Stadium-https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/turfhall-stadium

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 Hanover Park through 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

{{Cape Town, communities Suburbs of Cape Town