Lentegeur

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An aerial view of a city block in Lentegeur. A section of the Mitchells Plain Hospital can be seen in the far right corner of the photograph.
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Lentegeur
Coordinates: 34°01′48″S18°37′05″E / 34.030°S 18.618°E / -34.030; 18.618 Coordinates: 34°01′48″S18°37′05″E / 34.030°S 18.618°E / -34.030; 18.618
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Mitchells Plain, Cape Town
Area
[1]
  Total4.71 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total40,341
  Density8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 5.13%
   Coloured 93.49%
   Indian/Asian 0.46%
   White 0.32%
  Other0.59%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 54.27%
   English 43.16%
   IsiXhosa 1.05%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Lentegeur is a neighbourhood located within the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located in the north eastern section of the Mitchells Plain area. The 400 bed [2] Mitchells Plain Hospital, one of Cape Town's larger hospitals, is located in the neighbourhood. The Lentegeur Sports Grounds dominate central area of the neighbourhood.

Educational institutions in the neighbourhood include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Lentegeur". Census 2011.
  2. University of Cape Town. MITCHELL’S PLAIN HOSPITAL PAEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT ELECTIVE (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2021-09-06.