Blue Downs is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It forms part of the Oostenberg subregion 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.

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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.
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Coordinates: 34°0′0″S 18°41′51″E
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%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7100
PO box	7105
Area code	021

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.

See also

• Blackheath train accident

References