Van Riebeeck Park

Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark is located in Gauteng
Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark is located in South Africa
Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark
Coordinates: 26°04′41″S 28°13′01″E / 26.078°S 28.217°E / -26.078; 28.217Coordinates: 26°04′41″S 28°13′01″E / 26.078°S 28.217°E / -26.078; 28.217
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityEkurhuleni
Main PlaceKempton Park, Gauteng
Established1952
Area
 • Total3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi)
Population
(2011)[1]
 • Total7,431
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African17.3%
 • Coloured1.1%
 • Indian/Asian2.1%
 • White78.1%
 • Other1.3%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans56.1%
 • English30.6%
 • Zulu3.3%
 • Northern Sotho2.6%
 • Other7.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
1619
PO box
1629

Van Riebeeckpark is a suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

History

Named in 1952, it obtained its name after the tercentennial anniversary of Jan van Riebeeck.[2]

Education

It has a high school named Jeugland Hoërskool and a primary school named Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark, just a few kilometers apart from each other.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Van Riebeeckpark". Census 2011.
  2. ^ 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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