Amandasig
Amandasig is a suburb of Akasia in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated to the north west of the Pretoria CBD, on the slopes of the Magaliesberg.
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Coordinates: 25°40′43″S 28°06′19″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Main Place | Akasia |
Area | |
• Total | 4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,738 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 60.9% |
• Coloured | 1.5% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.8% |
• White | 34.4% |
• Other | 1.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Tswana/N./S. Sotho | 35.9% |
• Afrikaans | 31.3% |
• English | 15.9% |
• Zulu | 4.6% |
• Other | 12.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 0182 |
PO box | 0118 |
Area code | 012 |
It used to be a predominantly Afrikaans speaking suburb for many young white residents, but the demography has changed since the end of apartheid in 1994. During Apartheid, Amandasig was a "Whites Only" area, as determined by the government of the time.
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