Daspoort | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.713°N 28.15°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Pretoria |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1897 |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.16 |
Population Total: | 6355 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 12.65% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.56% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.65% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 84.78% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.36% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 6.44% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 83.19% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.66% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.64% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 7.07% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 0082 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 0019 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Daspoort is an area in Pretoria, South Africa. It lies north-west of the Pretoria CBD.
The suburb was created in 1897 on the farm Daspoort.[2] The area was discovered in 1836 by Andries Pretorius and named after the rock hyrax.[2] The nearby Daspoort Tunnel is named after the suburb.