Universitas | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Free State#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -29.118°N 26.174°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 |
Leader Party: | ANC |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5.36 |
Population Total: | 9076 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 23.1% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 3.1% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 1.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 72.3% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 73.6% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 11.8% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 6.9% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.2% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 5.5% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 9301 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 9321 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 051 |
Universitas used to be a white suburb of the city of Bloemfontein during the Apartheid era. Today, the racial composition is mixed, and a significant number of the family homes in the suburb have been adapted to serve as communal student accommodation, due to the favourable location near the campuses of the Free State University as well as the Central University of Technology.
Universitas borders on the suburbs Willows, Wilgehof, Gardenia Park, Langenhoven Park and Brandwag.
Before becoming a residential suburb, the area was used for agriculture and the Bloemfontein race course was located where the oval-shaped Paul Kruger Avenue runs today.