Daspoort, Pretoria
Daspoort | |
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![]() ![]() Daspoort | |
Coordinates: 25°42′47″S 28°09′00″E / 25.713°S 28.150°ECoordinates: 25°42′47″S 28°09′00″E / 25.713°S 28.150°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Main Place | Pretoria |
Established | 1897 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 6,355 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 12.65% |
• Coloured | 1.56% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.65% |
• White | 84.78% |
• Other | 0.36% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 6.44% |
• Afrikaans | 83.19% |
• Northern Sotho | 1.66% |
• Tswana | 1.64% |
• Other | 7.07% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0082 |
PO box | 0019 |
Daspoort is an area in Pretoria, South Africa. It lies north-west of the Pretoria CBD.
History[]
The suburb was created in 1897 on the farm Daspoort.[2] The area was discovered in 1836 by Andries Pretorius and named after the rock hyrax.[2] The nearby Daspoort Tunnel is named after the suburb.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sub Place Daspoort". Census 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
Categories:
- Suburbs of Pretoria
- South Africa geography stubs