Van Riebeeck Park

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

Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark
Van Riebeeckpark
Coordinates: 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

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. "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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