Lansdowne is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

in Cape Town,

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. situated 10 kilometres southeast of

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City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of

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

, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont,

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and

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. 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 Athol Williams. Professional soccer club Engen Santos is based in Lansdowne. The following Mosques are situated in Lansdowne -York Road Mosque and Islamia Mosque, also known as Masjid Al-Furqaan. There is a

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, a

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and a

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church situated in Lansdowne. Medical facilities: Lansdowne Clinic Vitacare Pharmacy Public amenities: Lansdowne Post Office Lansdowne Police Station Lansdowne Library- https://www.westerncape.gov.za/facility/lansdowne-public-library Lansdowne Civic Centre Sports: 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

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. 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

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