Van Riebeeck Park is a residential suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.
Van Riebeeck Park | |
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  Van Riebeeck Park  Van Riebeeck Park | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′41″S 28°13′01″E / 26.078°S 28.217°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | Ekurhuleni |
| Main Place | Kempton Park |
| Established | 1952 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.90 km2 (1.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,431 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.1% |
| • White | 78.1% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 56.1% |
| • English | 30.6% |
| • Zulu | 3.3% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.6% |
| • Other | 7.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1619 |
| PO box | 1629 |
History edit
Named in 1952, it obtained its name after the tercentennial anniversary of the landing of Jan van Riebeeck.[2]
Education edit
It has a high school named Jeugland Hoërskool and a primary school named Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark, just a few kilometers apart.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Van Riebeeckpark". Census 2011.
- ^ 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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