Lotus Gardens is a small suburb situated next to

Atteridgeville Atteridgeville also recently known as “Pheli” is a township located to the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is located to the east of Saulsville, to the west of West Park; to the north of Laudium and to the south of Lotus Gardens. The ...

in the west of

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. Lotus Gardens, initially referred to as "Dairy Farm", was planned as an

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by the apartheid government, under the

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, in order to relieve housing pressure in

Laudium Laudium () is an Indian township southwest of central Pretoria, in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Claudius is a residential suburb that is effectively an extension of Laudium. History Older aerial photographs show remains of ...

, and the first cohort of Indian residents moved in during the early 1990s, with children initially bused to schools in Laudium. However, by this time, segregated housing had been abolished, and Lotus Gardens became a mixed community, and by 2011, it had a population that was 80% black African. The township is separated from Atteridgeville by the M4 Magalies Freeway. After the RDP section was built since 2011, there is Lotus Gardens clinic, and now they also have a Shell garage and an Engen garage. They are serviced by the Pretoria west police staion.

Schools

*Lotus secondary School *Fusion High School *Omar HS Ebrahim Primary School *S.k Moseneke primary School *Bagale Primary School *Brindhaven Primary School

References

{{City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Suburbs of Pretoria Townships in Gauteng Populated places established in 1990