Garsfontein Explained

Garsfontein
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa
Coordinates:-25.7913°N 28.2935°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
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.30
Population Total:19501
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:17.6%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.8%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.0%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:77.5%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.1%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:58.7%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:26.9%
Demographics2 Title3:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:2.2%
Demographics2 Title4:Zulu
Demographics2 Info4:1.9%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:10.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:Boxes: 0042
Streets: 0081
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:0042
Area Code Type:Area code

Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.

Education

Garsfontein is served by Laerskool Garsfontein a public elementary school and Hoërskool Garsfontein a public high school, both of which are primarily Afrikaans speaking schools.[2]

Points of interest

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Garsfontein . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: kadenhendricks . 2023-10-25 . Best of Pretoria celebrates 10 years of excellence . 2024-04-16 . Rekord . en-US.
  3. Web site: Reporter . Citizen . 2019-08-04 . Child friendly places to visit in Pretoria . 2024-04-16 . The Citizen . en.
  4. Web site: 2015-12-07 . Seven places to cool down in Pretoria . 2024-04-16 . Network News . en-US.