Crossroads, Western Cape
Suburb of Cape Town in Western Cape, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).
Crossroads is a high-density township in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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Crossroads | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′S 18°35′E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 36,043 |
• Density | 15,000/km2 (40,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 96.7% |
• Coloured | 2.9% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 0.1% |
• Other | 0.2% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Xhosa | 89.0% |
• Afrikaans | 3.4% |
• English | 3.2% |
• Sotho | 1.4% |
• Other | 3.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
PO box | 9334 |
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It is situated near Cape Town International Airport and borders Nyanga, Philippi, Heideveld, Gugulethu and Mitchells Plain. Crossroads is one of greater Cape Town's largest townships.