Freedom Park, North West Explained

Freedom Park
Pushpin Map:South Africa North West#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.569°N 27.251°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North West
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bojanala Platinum
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rustenburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.32
Population Total:23156
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:98.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:0.2%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.2%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.0%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Tswana
Demographics2 Info1:29.7%
Demographics2 Title2:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info2:29.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:19.0%
Demographics2 Title4:Tsonga
Demographics2 Info4:9.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:12.5%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1811
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Freedom Park is an informal housing settlement situated near the town of Rustenburg in North West Province, South Africa. It was established in the 1980s when poor people from other parts of South Africa were attracted by the possibility of employment at the nearby Impala Platinum mine. Today the settlement has a population of approximately 25,000 people. There is little public infrastructure at Freedom Park and residents lack adequate access to sanitation, electricity, and portable water.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Freedom Park . Census 2011.
  2. IRIN 2008, 'SOUTH AFRICA: Hope in a shipping container clinic', IRIN News, 25 August. Retrieved on 25 August 2008.