Athlone
Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town, and part of the city's Cape Flats region. Athlone is located to the east of Cape Town CBD, and south of the N2 highway.Photo: warrenski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb with 237,000 residents
- Description: place in Western Cape, South Africa
- Also known as: “Athlone, Cape Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Athlone Stadium and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital.
Athlone Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Azwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 34,000 people and it was built in 1972.
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Photo: YaguraStation, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa was opened in 1956 through public subscription as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rondebosch and Pinelands.
Rondebosch
Suburb
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.
Pinelands
Suburb
Pinelands is a large garden city suburb, located on the northern edge of the Southern Suburbs region of Cape Town, South Africa. The neighborhood is known for its large thatched houses, green spaces, and convenient central location within Cape Town. Pinelands is situated 4 km north of Athlone.
Lansdowne
Suburb
Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone.
Athlone
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.9667° or 33° 58′ southLongitude
18.505° or 18° 30′ 18″ eastPopulation
237,000Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)United Nations Location Code
ZA ATNOpen location code
4FRW2GM3+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 101066628OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
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