Laudium is an Indian township in Centurion (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. In South Africa, the term township applies to many types of urban areas, however, under Apartheid, the term township commonly came to mean a single-race residential development which confined non-whites (Africans, coloureds and Indians) who lived near or worked in white-only communities. ... Centurion is a residential and commercial area in Gauteng Province, South Africa, located between Pretoria and Johannesburg on the intersection of the motorway N1 and N14. ... The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality is (as of 5 December 2000) a metropolitan area mostly in Gauteng province, South Africa, that includes the city of Pretoria. ... Apartheid (International Phonetic Alphabet or in English and in Afrikaans) is the policy and the system of laws implemented and continued by White minority governments in South Africa from 1948 to 1990; and by extension any legally sanctioned system of racial segregation. ... Marabastad (also called Asiatic Bazaar or Location) is a business area near the Pretoria city centre. ... The central area of Pretoria. ...

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 (many who lived in an area called White Blocks) were relocated in the early 1990s to a new township called Lotus Gardens. The central area of Pretoria. ... Apartheid (International Phonetic Alphabet or in English and in Afrikaans) is the policy and the system of laws implemented and continued by White minority governments in South Africa from 1948 to 1990; and by extension any legally sanctioned system of racial segregation. ...

Laudium has roughly equal numbers of Hindu and Muslim residents, with a large number of mosques and temples. Many of the Muslim residents are Memons. This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Memon people are an ethnic group that originated either in modern-day Pakistan or India. ...

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. Centurion is a residential and commercial area in Gauteng Province, South Africa, located between Pretoria and Johannesburg on the intersection of the motorway N1 and N14. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Laudium is a relatively wealthy area, with large mansions visible from the R55 road (although technically many of these homes are in Claudius, not Laudium). Laudium also has a reputation as a centre of white-collar crime, especially amongst South African Indians. Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ... The R55 is a Regional Route in South Africa that connects Pretoria with Sandton. ... White-collar crimes (a term coined by Edwin Sutherland in 1939) or Business crimes are those crimes specifically performed by white collar employees. ...

Geographic data

 Latitude : -25.7833 Longitude : 28.1000 Altitude (meters) : 1445 Altitude (feet) : 4744 Time zone : UTC+2 

Latitude, denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...

Schools

Laudium has a large number of government schools. However, since the end of Apartheid, most Indian children from Laudium have begun attending private religious schools, or schools in formerly white areas. While the government schools continue to be staffed mostly by Indian teachers, most of the pupils in these schools commute daily from black townships.

 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

• Laudio and Llodio are the Basque and Spanish names of a certain Basque town.

This article is about the traditional Basque domain. ...

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)