| Azaadville | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.1717°N 27.7493°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mogale City |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Party: | ANC |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Shabier Ahmed Dabhelia |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.99 |
| Population Total: | 10292 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 33.84% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.02% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 63.59% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 0.79% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.75% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 59.77% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Setswana |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 16.95% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | isiXhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.81% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.80% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | isiZulu |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 3.32% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 1754 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 1750 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 011 |
| Website: | http://www.mogalecity.gov.za/ |
Azaadville (ur|آزادڤل) (ar|آزادول )is a town in South Africa located in Mogale City in the West Rand region of Gauteng province of South Africa.[2]
Azaadville was established as Township around 1965. The Apartheid laws forced the Indian community, who lived in Krugersdorp town and Krugersdorp west, to move out to this new Township intended for people of Indian heritage only.
The community opposed this forced removal, but had little choice against the Town Council's plans.
A competition was held for a name for the township. The community boycotted the competition; and there was only one entry for the name: Azaadville; by Mr Abbass Nanabhay.
The word 'Azaad' is a Persian word meaning "Free". And 'Ville' is a French word meaning "town". There are some other streets in Azaadville with Persian names such as 'Isfahan' and 'Shiraz' which are two big ancient cities in Iran.
Initially, 25 council houses were built; there were no shops, no schools or other amenities. Children had to travel to Roodepoort Indian School for their schooling.
Azaadville Primary School was built in 1975. Azaadville Secondary School was built in 1981 and the Roodepoort Indian School was then closed down moving all its students to Azaadville.
Azaadville is home to Darul Uloom Azaadville, an institute for Islamic Studies.
The Muslim community soon purchased land from the council to establish a Mosque and madressa complex. The structure was built in 1976 and is a landmark of Azaadville.
The Hindu community also purchased land and built a temple and community hall in 1985.
The Civic Centre and Municipal Library was built around 1981.
The climate in summer is sunny with occasional short moderate showers. Daytime temperatures range from to . Winter is dry with cold nights and temperatures between to, crisp mornings and glorious, sunny days.[3]