Blue Downs

Blue Downs
An aerial photograph of Blue Downs in the foreground and Mfuleni laying just beyond. Picture is taken of these two areas stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) lay beyond.
Blue Downs Blue Downs shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town Blue Downs
Coordinates: 34°0′0″S 18°41′51″E / 34.00000°S 18.69750°E / -34.00000; 18.69750Coordinates: 34°0′0″S 18°41′51″E / 34.00000°S 18.69750°E / -34.00000; 18.69750
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Type	Metropolitan City Council
• Councillor	Cynthia Claasen (Ward 19) (DA) Bert Van Dalen (Ward 14) (DA)
Area^[1]
• Total	24.57 km² (9.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	92,330
• Density	3,800/km² (9,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)^[1]
• Black African	22.9%
• Coloured	74.9%
• Indian/Asian	0.5%
• White	0.3%
• Other	1.3%
First languages (2011)^[1]
• Afrikaans	63.6%
• Xhosa	17.0%
• English	15.8%
• Other	3.5%
Postal code (street)	7100
PO box	7105
Area code	021

Blue Downs is a suburb of the Cape Town, South Africa. It is part of the Oosterberg sub-region of the city and is located on the Cape Flats.

The suburb is one of the outlying areas of Cape Town that has been targeted by the Western Cape provincial government for development. Planned developments include improved public transportation for the area and the building of additional schools.

References

1 2 3 4 "Main Place Blue Downs". Census 2011.

Communities of City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape

Seat: Cape Town

Cape Flats	Athlone Crawford Gugulethu Hanover Park Heideveld Joe Slovo Kenwyn Lansdowne Manenberg Nyanga Ottery Philippi Rondebosch East Strandfontein

Helderberg	Faure Gordon's Bay Macassar Sir Lowry's Pass Village Somerset West Strand

Mitchells Plain Khayelitsha	Blue Downs Crossroads Eerste River Khayelitsha Kuils River Mfuleni Mitchell's Plain QQ Section

Northern	Brackenfell Durbanville Fisantekraal Kensington Kraaifontein Panorama Philadelphia Wallacedene

South Peninsula	Bergvliet Bishopscourt Capri Village Claremont Clovelly Constantia Da Gama Park Diep River Fish Hoek Glencairn Grassy Park Harfield Village Heathfield Hout Bay Imizamo Yethu Kalk Bay Kenilworth Kommetjie Llandudno Lotus River Masiphumelele Meadowridge Mowbray Muizenberg Newlands Noordhoek Ocean View Plumstead Retreat Rondebosch Rosebank Scarborough Simon's Town St James Southern Suburbs Steenberg Tokai Wynberg

Table Bay	Bakoven Bantry Bay Bo-Kaap Camps Bay Cape Town Clifton De Waterkant Devil's Peak Estate District Six Epping Foreshore Fresnaye Gardens Goodwood Green Point Higgovale Langa Maitland Mouille Point Ndabeni Nomzamo Observatory Oranjezicht Pinelands Robben Island Salt River Schotsche Kloof Sea Point Tamboerskloof Thornton Three Anchor Bay University Estate Vredehoek Walmer Estate Woodstock Zonnebloem

Tygerberg	Belhar Bellville Bishop Lavis Blikkiesdorp Bonteheuwel Bothasig Delft Edgemead Elsie's River Monte Vista Norwood Parow Tygerberg

Blaauwberg	Atlantis Bloubergstrand Century City Dunoon Joe Slovo Park Mamre Melkbosstrand Milnerton Parklands Table View

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Blue Downs

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