Athlone, Cape Town
Suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, on the Cape Flats
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Athlone is a suburb of Cape Town, and part of the city's Cape Flats region. Two of the suburb's main landmarks are Athlone Stadium and the decommissioned, coal-burning Athlone Power Station.
The suburb is mixed-use, with residential, industrial (Athlone Industria 1 & 2), and commercial (Athlone CBD and Gatesville) zones. It is served by a railway station of the same name. There are many sub-areas within Athlone, including Gatesville, Rylands, Belgravia Estate, Bridgetown, and Hazendal.
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Stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa
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