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Crossroads

Crossroads is a high-density township in the , . It is situated near and borders Nyanga, Philippi, Heideveld, and . Crossroads is one of greater Cape Town's largest townships.
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  • Type: Suburb with 36,000 residents
  • Description: township of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Crossroads, Western Cape”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Town International Airport and Fezeka Secondary school.

Aerodrome
Photo: Andresdewet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, and sometimes abbreviated to CTIA, is the primary serving the city of , . It is the second-busiest airport in the country and fourth-busiest in Africa. is situated 2½ km north of Crossroads.

School
Fezeka High School is a public high school located in , , . It is one of the high schools in the Metropolitan Municipality. is situated 3 km west of Crossroads.

Pub
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Mzoli's was a butchery in , a township on the outskirts of , South Africa. Since Mzoli's opened in early 2003, the restaurant had become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. is situated 3½ km northwest of Crossroads.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyanga and Gugulethu.

Suburb
is a township in the , . Its name in Xhosa means "moon" and it is one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town. In 1948, was declared a coloured-area, resulting in the forced removal of black residents, who were forced to settle in near Langa.

Suburb
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is a township in , and is around 20km from . 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 and Langa. is situated 3 km northwest of Crossroads.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the northeastern corner of the urban area of the in the province of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Crossroads.

Crossroads

Latitude
-33.99444° or 33° 59′ 40″ south
Longitude
18.59889° or 18° 35′ 56″ east
Population
36,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
4FRW2H4X+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262719730
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3369035
Wiki­data ID
Q5188787
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Crossroads” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Kruispad”
  • French: “Crossroads”
  • German: “Crossroads”
  • Malay: “Crossroads, Cape Town”
  • Pedi: “Crossroads, Cape Town”
  • Turkish: “Crossroads”
  • Xhosa: “Crossroads, Cape Town”
  • Zulu: “Crossroads, Cape Town”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Crossroads”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.