Athlone, Cape Town

Athlone
From top left, Athlone power station prior to the demolition of its cooling towers. The Trojan Horse Memorial (top right). The Athlone stadium (centre). A mural celebrating Athlone as "Home of the Gatsby" sandwich (bottom left). The Robert Waterwitch / Coline Williams Memorial statue (bottom right).
Street map of Athlone
Street map of Athlone
Athlone is located in Western Cape
Athlone
Athlone
Athlone is located in South Africa
Athlone
Athlone
Athlone is located in Africa
Athlone
Athlone
Coordinates: 33°57′40″S 18°30′11″E / 33.96111°S 18.50306°E / -33.96111; 18.50306
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Government
 • CouncillorMustapha Murudker (Ward 48) ANC
Patrick Hill (Ward 60) (DA)
Area
 • Total1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total8,893
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African8.5%
 • Coloured82.8%
 • Indian/Asian4.1%
 • White1.1%
 • Other3.5%
First languages (2011)
 • English81.6%
 • Afrikaans11.7%
 • Other6.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7764
PO box
7760

Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town located to the east of the city centre on the Cape Flats, south of the N2 highway. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned coal-burning Athlone Power Station. Athlone is mainly residential and is served by a railway station of the same name. It however includes industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2) and commercial zones (Athlone CBD and Gatesville). There are many "sub-areas" within Athlone, including Gatesville, Rylands, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown and Hazendal. Colloquially other areas around Athlone are also often included in the greater Athlone area even though the City of Cape Town might classify them as separate neighborhoods such as Rondebosch East, Crawford, and Manenberg.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Athlone". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Origin and History of Athlone in Cape Town, South Africa". 2019-04-29. Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-10-12.