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Wonderboom, Pretoria
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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.
Wonderboom | |
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| Coordinates: 25°41′0″S 28°12′0″E / 25.68333°S 28.20000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Named for | Wonderboom (tree) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,692 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 7.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.9% |
| • White | 90.1% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 84.2% |
| • English | 9.2% |
| • Tswana | 1.2% |
| • Northern Sotho | 1.2% |
| • Other | 4.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0182 |
| PO box | n/a |
| Area code | 012 |
Schools in the suburb include Hoërskool Wonderboom, Hoërskool Overkruin, Laerskool Wonderboom and Northridge Primary School.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Wonderboom". Census 2011.
- ^ Palmer, Eve (1977). A Field Guide to the Trees of Southern Africa. London, Johannesburg: Collins. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-620-05468-9.