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Van Riebeeck Park

Coordinates: 26°04′41″S 28°13′01″E / 26.078°S 28.217°E / -26.078; 28.217
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Van Riebeeck Park
Van Riebeeck Park is located in Gauteng
Van Riebeeck Park
Van Riebeeck Park
Van Riebeeck Park is located in South Africa
Van Riebeeck Park
Van Riebeeck Park
Coordinates: 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
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 Riebeeck Park is a residential suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

History

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

Education

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

References

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  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.