Thornton, Cape Town

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Location within Cape Town  Thornton
Coordinates: 33°55′25″S 18°32′07″E / 33.92361°S 18.53528°E / -33.92361; 18.53528Coordinates: 33°55′25″S 18°32′07″E / 33.92361°S 18.53528°E / -33.92361; 18.53528
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Pinelands
Government
• Councillor	Brian Watkyns (DA)
Area[1]
• Total	1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	4,707
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	23.9%
• Coloured	49.0%
• Indian/Asian	3.7%
• White	20.4%
• Other	3.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
• English	72.4%
• Afrikaans	12.1%
• Xhosa	8.0%
• Tswana	1.1%
• Other	6.5%
Postal code (street)	7460
PO box	7485
Area code	021

Thornton is a southern suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Thornton is situated only 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the city centre, adjacent to Pinelands. Many of the streets in Thornton are named after Viking themes, such as Thor Circle, Odin Drive and Viking Way. Thornton is also the name of a village in Fife, Scotland.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, Thornton has a population of 5,862 people,^[2] with 94% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) being employed.^[3] The predominant language spoken in Thornton is English.

Geography

Thornton, like Pinelands, is in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, sitting close to the border delineating the Northern and Southern Suburbs. There are many trees lining the roads of Thornton, and many of the roads are named after trees.

Education

The College of Cape Town has a Thornton Campus for Civil and Mechanical Engineering. There is also the Thornton Primary School.

Sports

The Santos Sports Fields are in Thornton. There are also children's play parks within Thornton.

Amenities

There are two shopping centres in Thornton, including two convenience stores.

References

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 Wetton
Helderberg	Faure Gordon's Bay Lwandle Macassar Parel Vallei 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 Bonteheuwel Bothasig Delft (Blikkiesdorp) Edgemead Elsie's River Monte Vista Norwood Parow Tygerberg
Blaauwberg	Atlantis Bloubergstrand Century City Dunoon Joe Slovo Park Mamre Melkbosstrand Milnerton Parklands Table View