Daspoort, Pretoria Explained

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.

History

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Daspoort . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.