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.
Named in 1952, it obtained its name after the tercentennial anniversary of the landing of Jan van Riebeeck.[2]
It has a high school named Jeugland Hoërskool and a primary school named Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark, just a few kilometers apart.