Wonderboom | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.6833°N 28.2°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: | 1.99 |
Population Total: | 4692 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 7.5% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 0.5% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 90.1% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 1.0% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 84.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 9.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info3: | 1.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 1.2% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 4.2% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 0182 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | n/a |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 012 |
Named For: | Wonderboom (tree) |
Wonderboom is a northern residential suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. The suburb includes the Wonderboom Nature Reserve site of the famous Wonderboom[2] (Afrikaans for "Marvel tree" or "Wonder tree"), on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg mountains, just east of the Apies River. Neighbouring suburbs are Annlin to the west, Sinoville to the north and east and Wonderboom South to the south.
Schools in the suburb include Hoërskool Wonderboom, Hoërskool Overkruin, Laerskool Wonderboom and Northridge Primary School.
. Eve Palmer. A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa . 91–93 . 1977 . Collins . London, Johannesburg . 0-620-05468-9.