Wierdapark | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -25.8605°N 28.1445°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Centurion |
Established Title: | Established |
Area Total Km2: | 9.47 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 6348 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Footnotes: | [2] |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 13,49% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.37% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 3.75% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 82.37% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info1: | 70.45% |
Demographics2 Title2: | English |
Demographics2 Info2: | 19.05% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info3: | 2.14% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 0157 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 0149 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Wierdapark is a suburb of Centurion, Gauteng, near Pretoria, and is located in the province of Gauteng, South Africa.[4]
Wierdapark was named after the chief architect of the Transvaal Republic, Sytze Wopkes Wierda, who engineered the Wierda Bridge.[5] The area in which the suburb is located was once part of a farm known as Cyferfontein.