Daspoort, Pretoria

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Daspoort
Daspoort is located in Gauteng
Daspoort
Daspoort
Coordinates: 25°42′47″S 28°09′00″E / 25.713°S 28.150°E / -25.713; 28.150Coordinates: 25°42′47″S 28°09′00″E / 25.713°S 28.150°E / -25.713; 28.150
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Main PlacePretoria
Established1897
Area
 • Total2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total6,355
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African12.65%
 • Coloured1.56%
 • Indian/Asian0.65%
 • White84.78%
 • Other0.36%
First languages (2011)
 • English6.44%
 • Afrikaans83.19%
 • Northern Sotho1.66%
 • Tswana1.64%
 • Other7.07%
Time zoneUTC+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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Sub Place Daspoort". Census 2011.
  2. ^ 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.


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