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Garsfontein
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Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.
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| Coordinates: 25°47′29″S 28°17′37″E / 25.7913°S 28.2935°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,501 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 17.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.0% |
| • White | 77.5% |
| • Other | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 58.7% |
| • English | 26.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.2% |
| • Zulu | 1.9% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | Boxes: 0042 Streets: 0081 |
| PO box | 0042 |
Education edit
Garsfontein is served by Laerskool Garsfontein a public elementary school and Hoërskool Garsfontein a public high school, both of which are primarily Afrikaans speaking schools.
Points of interest edit
- Zita Park is public park which is frequented by families and children, it has well maintained facilities including a paddling pool, water slide, playground equipment, ablution facilities and a tuck shop. According to an article in Pretoria News on August 10, 2006 the park was established on the location of a cemetery for the black community formerly living there. The Eastwood Location was established as a black community on 1905, but under the proclamation of the Group Areas Act of 1950 the area was designated as a white area and resulted in the removal of the black residents.