Sinoville, Pretoria Explained

Sinoville
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.6789°N 28.225°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 Km2:4.55
Population Total:10058
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:12.0%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.0%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.9%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:84.6%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.5%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:80.8%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:11.2%
Demographics2 Title3:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:1.5%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:1.3%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:5.2%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:0182
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:0129
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:012
Named For:Sinovich Family

Sinoville is a northern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It lies to the east of the Wonderboom, on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg mountains, and south of Wonderboom Airport.

History

Sinoville was named after the Sinovich family, immigrants from Croatia. Marija street is named after Mr Sinovich's wife, Marija. A selection of streets in the area are named after members of the family. The original name of Sefako Makgatho Drive was Sinovich Avenue, then renamed Zambesi drive in the 1970s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Sinoville . Census 2011.