| Lotus Gardens | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.7486°N 28.0856°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1990's |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.57 |
| Population Total: | 10547 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0008 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0025 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 012 |
Lotus Gardens is a small suburb situated next to Atteridgeville in the west of Pretoria.
Lotus Gardens, initially referred to as "Dairy Farm", was planned as an Indian township by the apartheid government, under the Group Areas Act, in order to relieve housing pressure in Laudium, 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. The two townships share a police station which is situated in Atteridgeville.and has 5 school