Langa
Langa is a railway station in City of Cape Town, Western Cape. Langa is situated nearby to the sports venue Monwabisi Sport and Recreation Centre, as well as near Makana Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Langa Secondary School and Athlone Power Station.
Langa Secondary School
School
Aloe Secondary School is a school in the Western Cape. Langa Secondary School is situated 610 metres south 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 2 km southwest of Langa.
Ikamvalethu Secondary School
School
This article contains a list of all secondary schools in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Ikamvalethu Secondary School is situated 1 km southeast of Langa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langa and Pinelands.
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.
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.
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
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.93904° or 33° 56′ 21″ southLongitude
18.52997° or 18° 31′ 48″ eastOperator
PrasaNetwork
Metrorail Western CapeOpen location code
4FRW3G6H+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 25884626OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q124395460
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Satellite Map
Discover Langa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Langa” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Langa”
- French: “gare de Langa”
- French: “Langa”
- Turkish: “Langa Garı”
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Notable Places Nearby
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