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
• Total	1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,707
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	23.9%
• Coloured	49.0%
• Indian/Asian	3.7%
• White	20.4%
• Other	3.0%
First languages (2011)
• 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.

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

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.

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

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

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