Uitsig, Bloemfontein Explained

Uitsig
Pushpin Map:South Africa Free State#South Africa
Coordinates:-29.163°N 26.197°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Free State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Mangaung
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Bloemfontein
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1980
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.92
Population Total:4313
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:22.5%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:4.9%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.7%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:71.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.7%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:74.8%
Demographics2 Title2:Sotho
Demographics2 Info2:9.9%
Demographics2 Title3:English
Demographics2 Info3:6.2%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:4.5%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:4.6%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:8423
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:9301
Area Code Type:Area code
Official Name:Onze rust

Uitsig is a 71% white suburb of the city of Bloemfontein in South Africa.

Uitsig is a fairly new and still expanding suburb, but also has its more established parts and is located in the southern part of Bloemfontein. With the newly renovated and expanded Fauna Shopping Centre in close proximity, this is a very popular neighbourhood to live in. The centre holds the Checkers Hyper, Hi-Fi Corporation, several clothing stores, Game, Tekkie Town, Sportsman's Warehouse and the ever-popular Deeghuys also moved into the area! Access to the N1 is easy from Uitsig. The Life Rosepark Hospital is also nearby. Property in Uitsig ranges from comfortable family homes to townhouse complexes and a couple of clusters and duets. In terms of properties, it roughly consists of 70% houses and 30% sectional title properties like townhouses, flats or duets.

Schools in the suburb include Uitsig Primary School and Bloemfontein South High School.

Notes and References

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