Amandasig
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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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.
Amandasig | |
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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 | 813/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.[citation needed]
