Heideveld
Heideveld is a town or suburb in the Athlone part of Cape Town, South Africa. Heideveld got its name because the area used to have large grazing grounds where a popular flower grew in abundance.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heideveld Secondary School and Phoenix Secondary School.
Heideveld Secondary School
School
Heideveld Secondary School is an educational institution located in Heideveld, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Situated adjacent to a major city thoroughfare and railway tracks, it is recognized for its prominent location.
Rylands High School
School
Rylands High School is a school in the Western Cape. Rylands High School is a co-educational public school located in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonteheuwel and Gugulethu.
Bonteheuwel
Suburb
Bonteheuwel is a former Coloured township in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Gugulethu
Suburb
Photo: ISeeAfrica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gugulethu is a township in Western Cape, South Africa and is around 20km from Cape Town. Its name is a contraction of igugu lethu, which is Xhosa for our pride / our hope. The area was the third township to be established in Cape Town, after Nyanga and Langa. Gugulethu is situated 2½ km southeast of Heideveld.
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. Langa is situated 2½ km northwest of Heideveld.
Heideveld
- Type: Suburb
- Description: place in Western Cape, South Africa
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.96417° or 33° 57′ 51″ southLongitude
18.54889° or 18° 32′ 56″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
4FRW2GPX+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 262720505OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Heideveld” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heideveld”
- French: “Heideveld (Le Cap)”
- French: “Heideveld”
- Italian: “Heideveld”
- Turkish: “Heideveld”
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