Daspoort
Daspoort is located in Gauteng
Daspoort
Daspoort
Daspoort is located in South Africa
Daspoort
Daspoort
Coordinates: 25°42′47″S 28°09′00″E / 25.713°S 28.150°E / -25.713; 28.150
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Main PlacePretoria
Established1897
Area
  Total2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total6,355
  Density2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African12.65%
  Coloured1.56%
  Indian/Asian0.65%
  White84.78%
  Other0.36%
First languages (2011)
  English6.44%
  Afrikaans83.19%
  Northern Sotho1.66%
  Tswana1.64%
  Other7.07%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0082
PO box
0019

Daspoort is an area in Pretoria, South Africa. It lies north-west of the Pretoria CBD.

History

The suburb was created in 1897 on the farm Daspoort.[2] The area was discovered in 1836 by Andries Pretorius and named after the rock hyrax.[2] The nearby Daspoort Tunnel is named after the suburb.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Daspoort". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.


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