| Silverton | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.7317°N 28.3056°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: | 1890 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.38 |
| Population Total: | 9590 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 40.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 9.0% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 48.0% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 52.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 15.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 6.4% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Southern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 5.1% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 20.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0084 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | n/a |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 012 |
Silverton is an eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It lies wedged between the slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain range.
The suburb was established in 1890.[2] During the depression, the town's nickname was Blikkiesdorp because of the numerous shanty dwellings inhabited by poor white farmers.[2] It remained independent of Pretoria until it was incorporated into the city in 1964.[2]