Nyanga
Nyanga is a township in the Western Cape, South Africa. Its name in Xhosa means "moon" and it is one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town. In 1948, Athlone was declared a coloured-area, resulting in the forced removal of black residents, who were forced to settle in Nyanga near Langa.- Type: Suburb with 58,000 residents
- Description: township of Cape Town, South Africa
- Also known as: “Nyanga, Western Cape”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cape Town International Airport and Fezeka Secondary school.
Cape Town International Airport
Aerodrome
Fezeka Secondary school
School
Fezeka High School is a public high school located in Gugulethu, Western Cape, South Africa.
Mzoli’s
Pub
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossroads and Gugulethu.
Gugulethu
Suburb
Manenberg
Suburb
Nyanga
- Categories: South African township, village, and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.98694° or 33° 59′ 13″ south
Longitude
18.58472° or 18° 35′ 5″ east
Population
58,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2H7M+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Nyanga” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Europe and New Crossroads.
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