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Blue Downs

Western Capetown

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Blue Downs

Total population

150,000

Coordinates-34.00°, 18.70°

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City facts

Overview

Blue Downs is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Eastern Suburbs Zone of the City of Cape Town situated on the eastern outskirts of the city and is also located on the Cape Flats, a flat expanse of land east of Cape Town.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-34.0000
Longitude
18.6975
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

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Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Blue Downs, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS056-E-148814 - View of Earth — Blue Downs, South Africa0.1 miISS067-E-291021 - View of Earth — Blue Downs, South Africa0.1 miISS067-E-291022 - View of Earth — Blue Downs, South Africa0.1 miPachydactylus geitje 81129354 — Blue Downs, South Africa0.8 miBreviceps rosei ssp. rosei — Blue Downs, South Africa1 miKhayelitsha at N2 road, Cape Town (2015) — Blue Downs, South Africa2 miCape Town N2 - panoramio (3) — Blue Downs, South Africa2.2 miCacosternum capense 295277231 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.4 miArgemone ochroleuca flower IMG 0592 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca flower and unripe fruit IMG 0593s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca flower unripe fruit IMG 0590s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca seed capsule IMG 0745s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca flower buds IMG 0594s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca Flower 2012 12 02 9418 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca Latex from cut capsule 2012 12 02 9421 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone Latex from stripped stem 2012 12 02 9517 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miCape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 2012 12 02 9479s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miCape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 2012 12 02 9488s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miArgemone ochroleuca Plant with flowers buds fruit 2012 12 02 9425 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miCape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 2012 12 02 9493s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miCape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola 2012 12 02 9492s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miPamphagidae Hoplolopha IMG 0860 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miPamphagidae Hoplolopha IMG 0861 — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 miPamphagidae Hoplolopha IMG 0855s — Blue Downs, South Africa2.6 mi

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons