Waterkloof | |
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 Waterkloof Village in Waterkloof | |
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| Coordinates:25°46′30″S28°14′30″E / 25.77500°S 28.24167°E /-25.77500; 28.24167 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.73 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 4,820 |
| • Density | 1,290/km2 (3,350/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 22.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
| • White | 71.7% |
| • Other | 2.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 44.4% |
| • English | 34.4% |
| • Tswana | 2.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.7% |
| • Other | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0181 |
| PO box | 0145 |
Waterkloof (Afrikaans for "Water Ravine") is an affluentsuburb of the city ofPretoria in theGauteng province ofSouth Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is named after the original farm that stood there when Pretoria was founded in the 19th Century.
Waterkloof is a highly sought-after area and has some of the city's most expensive real estate, including hilltop homesteads on Edward and Victoria Streets with views of Pretoria. Like many areas of the city, its streets are lined withjacaranda trees. Many streets are named after British royalty; the main thoroughfares are Crown Avenue, which links Waterkloof with the affluent suburb ofBrooklyn to its north, and Albert Street, which runs east–west between the neighbouring areas ofMenlo Park andGroenkloof.
Several ambassadorial residences are located in Waterkloof. It is the home of sopranoMimi Coertse, and the location of the upmarket Dube-house in the filmTsotsi. Pretoria Country Club, which has an eighteen-hole golf course, is also located in the area.
According to theSouth African National Census of 2001, 38.6% spokeAfrikaans, 37.5%English, 4.9%Tswana, 4.8%Northern Sotho, 3.1%Sotho, 2.0%Zulu, 1.9%Southern Ndebele, 1.2%Tsonga, 0.7%Xhosa, 0.5%Venda, 0.4%Swazi and 4.5% some other language as their first language.
| Ethnic group | 2001 population | 2001 (%) | 2011 population | 2011 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 2,892 | 76.0% | 3,455 | 71.68% |
| Black African | 829 | 21.8% | 1,066 | 22.12% |
| Indian or Asian | 53 | 1.4% | 120 | 2.49% |
| Coloured | 27 | 0.7% | 48 | 1% |
| Other | 4 | 0.1% | 131 | 2.72% |
| Total | 3,805 | 100% | 4,820 | 100% |
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