Langa

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 9 🏘️ Near: bonteheuwel, bridgetown, kewtown

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

10 schools

WCED · 2024

10 Total Schools

10,158 Total Learners

9 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
ISILIMELA SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,720
ZIMASA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,634
LANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,094
KULANI SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,054
IKAMVALETHU SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,032
THEMBANI PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,008
SIYABULELA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	985
MOSHESH PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	596
MOKONE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	549
LEAP SCIENCE AND MATHS SCHOOL	secondary	independent	—	486

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

LANGA CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

43 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

55,961

Population (2022)

59,810

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

3.24 Avg household size

63.5% Piped water

68% Flush toilet

93.5% Grid electricity

58.6% Refuse removal

80% Internet access

49.4% Formal dwelling

18% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

13.2% Has vehicle

9.1% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 55 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

31 Parks

20 With play equipment

14.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Epping (2.3 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Langa Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

17 Murder

78 Aggravated robbery

51 Residential burglary

19 Carjacking

11 Rape

97 Assault GBH

14 Vehicle theft

137 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

17 Murder

11 Attempted murder

11 Rape

0 Sexual assault

112 Common assault

97 Assault GBH

78 Aggravated robbery

26 Common robbery

51 Residential burglary

6 Non-residential burglary

14 Vehicle theft

19 Carjacking

5 Residential robbery

137 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 9

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 9 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

bonteheuwel56,602 people→bridgetown13,479 people→kewtown8,742 people→pinelands12,063 people→welcome-estate0→

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