Athlone, Cape Town
Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is mainly residential and is served by a railway station of the same name. It however includes industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2) and commercial zones (Athlone CBD and Gatesville). There are many "sub-areas" within Athlone, including Gatesville, Rylands, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown and Hazendal. Colloquially other areas around Athlone are also often included in the greater Athlone area even though the City of Cape Town might classify them as separate neighborhoods such as Rondebosch East, Crawford, and Manenberg.
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From top left, Athlone power station prior to the demolition of its cooling towers. The Trojan Horse Memorial (top right). The Athlone stadium (centre). A mural celebrating Athlone as "Home of the Gatsby" sandwich (bottom left). The Robert Waterwitch / Coline Williams Memorial statue (bottom right). | |
Street map of Athlone | |
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| Coordinates: 33°57′40″S 18°30′11″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Municipality | City of Cape Town |
| Main Place | Cape Town |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Mustapha Murudker (Ward 48) ANC Patrick Hill (Ward 60) (DA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,893 |
| • Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 8.5% |
| • Coloured | 82.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.1% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 81.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 11.7% |
| • Other | 6.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 7764 |
| PO box | 7760 |