Arcadia | |
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 Sheraton Hotel andLukasrand Tower | |
  Arcadia  Arcadia | |
| Coordinates:25°44′46″S28°13′16″E / 25.746°S 28.221°E /-25.746; 28.221 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Established | 1857/8 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 23,404 |
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 80.2% |
| • Coloured | 3.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
| • White | 12.5% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 18.6% |
| • Northern Sotho | 14.0% |
| • Tswana | 11.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 9.6% |
| • Other | 46.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0083 |
| PO box | 0007 |
Arcadia is a suburb inPretoria,South Africa, that is known for its historical buildings,embassies and hotels. TheUnion Buildings[2] and thepresident's residence are also situated here.
The land on which the suburb lies had the name originally and so it remained after the land was surveyed in 1857/58 by AF du Toit.[3]
It is immediately east of thePretoria CBD. The main thoroughfare is Park Street. Landmarks on Park Street areThe Pretoria Art Museum in itsMid-Century Modernist building,The Gerard Moerdyk Restaurant which serves traditionalcolonialAfrican fare in a house built in 1920 by this famousarchitect, as well asLoftus Versfeld Stadium where local and internationalrugby andsoccer matches are played.
The EcoleMiriam Makeba, a campus of theLycée Jules Verne French international school, is in Arcadia.[4] TheUniversity of Pretoria is also near Arcadia. High schools in the area includePretoria High School for Girls,Pretoria Boys High School,Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool,Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and Pretoria Technical High School.
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