Rosslyn, South Africa
Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.[2]
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| Coordinates: 25.625°S 28.089°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Akasia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,960 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 26.4% |
| • Tswana | 24.1% |
| • English | 11.1% |
| • Zulu | 9.9% |
| • Other | 28.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0182 |
| PO box | 0200 |
BMW gate at Rosslyn in the city of Tshwane
This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW South Africa factory, which opened in 1968, BMW's first factory outside Europe[3] as well as the Nissan South Africa factory, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (LDV's, locally known as bakkies) and 4X4 offroaders and the IVECO too has a plant.[4]
In 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.[5]
References
- "Sub Place Rosslyn". Census 2011.
- Google maps
- History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
- "IVECO South Africa". IVECO. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Singh, Sukasha (April 2012). "BMW to add 600 jobs at Rosslyn plant". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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