Laudium is an Indian township of Pretoria (Tshwane metropolitan area), South Africa. It was a settlement formed under the apartheid government as part of their segregation policy aimed at moving ethnic groups out of Marabastad and central Pretoria, which were being zoned as 'White Areas' around 1950. Laudium was proclaimed an Indian township in 1961.
Laudium has 3 extensions which were completed in 1976, 1978 and 1983, respectively
The original name for Laudium was Claudius, (originally reserved for White residents), named after a Claudius Marais de Vries who owned a
farm called Mooiplats and was the mayor of Pretoria at the time. A portion of the original Claudius retained its name and white population, but the white population of Claudius has long since been displaced by Indians and Claudius has effectively become an extension of Laudium. As apartheid ended, some residents of Laudium relocated to the neigbbouring (formerly whites-only) suburb of Erasmia, and many lower income residents were relocated in the early 1990's to a new township called Lotus Gardens.
Although Laudium was initially part of Pretoria, it was incorporated into Centurion following the end of apartheid. Centurion, including Laudium, was incorporated into Tshwane in 2000.
Geographic Data
Latitude : -25.7833
Longitude : 28.1000
Altitude (meters) : 1445
Altitude (feet) : 4744
Time zone : UTC+2
Schools
Public Schools
Laudium Secondary School
Himalaya Secondary School
Laudium Primary School
Andrew Anthony Primary School
Laudium Heights Primary School
Hillside Primary School
Jacaranda Primary School
Rosina Sedibane Sports School
Sunrise School
Private Schools
Pretoria Hindu School
Central Islamic School
Pretoria Muslim School
See also
External links
- A description of Laudium (http://www.saweb.co.za/townships/township/tshwane/laudium.html)
- SA History (http://www.sahistory.org.za/pages/town&c/villages/gauteng/pretoria/laudium.htm)
