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Garsfontein | |
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Coordinates:25°47′29″S28°17′37″E / 25.7913°S 28.2935°E /-25.7913; 28.2935 | |
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 |
Garsfontein is a residentialsuburb of the city ofPretoria in theGauteng province ofSouth Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to theMenlyn Park shopping center.
Garsfontein is served by Laerskool Garsfontein a public elementary school and Hoërskool Garsfontein a public high school, both of which are primarilyAfrikaans speaking schools.[2]