Van Riebeeck Park Explained

Van Riebeeck Park
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.078°N 28.217°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ekurhuleni
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Kempton Park
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1952
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.90
Population Total:7431
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:17.3%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:1.1%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:2.1%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:78.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info1:56.1%
Demographics2 Title2:English
Demographics2 Info2:30.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:3.3%
Demographics2 Title4:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:2.6%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:7.4%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:1619
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:1629
Area Code Type:Area code

Van Riebeeck Park is a residential suburb of Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

History

Named in 1952, it obtained its name after the tercentennial anniversary of the landing of Jan van Riebeeck.[2]

Education

It has a high school named Jeugland Hoërskool and a primary school named Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark, just a few kilometers apart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Van Riebeeckpark . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names . Jonathan Ball Publishers . Raper, Peter E. . Moller, Lucie A. . du Plessis, Theodorus L. . 2014 . 1412 . 9781868425501.