Langa
Langa is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Langa is situated nearby to the suburb Pinelands, as well as near Thornton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mutual railway station and Athlone Power Station.
Mutual railway station
Railway station
Mutual railway station is a Metrorail commuter rail station located between the suburbs of Maitland and Pinelands in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African headquarters of the Old Mutual, from which it takes its name. Mutual railway station is situated 1¼ km north of Langa.
Athlone Power Station
Power station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Athlone Power Station was a coal-fired power station in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. The site stopped generating power in 2003 and was decommissioned. Athlone Power Station is situated 1½ km south of Langa.
Oude Molen Technical High School
School
Oude Molen Technical High School is a semi-private, dual-medium, co-educational technical school situated in Pinelands, Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is one of the top and most academic technical schools in Western Cape. Oude Molen Technical High School is situated 1½ km northwest of Langa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pinelands and Langa.
Pinelands
Suburb
Pinelands is a garden city suburb located on the northern edge of the southern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa, neighbouring the suburb of Thornton, and is known for its large thatched houses and green spaces.
Langa
Suburb
Photo: Graeme Churchard, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Thornton
Suburb
Thornton is a southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Thornton is situated only 10 kilometres east of the city centre, adjacent to Pinelands. Like Pinelands, Thornton is a mainly residential suburb with an abundance of trees.
Langa
- Type: Railway station
- Category: transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.93333° or 33° 56′ southLongitude
18.51667° or 18° 31′ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
4FRW3G88+MMGeoNames ID
3364822
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