Erasmia

Place in Gauteng, South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Erasmia is a suburb in the northern outskirts of Centurion in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. Originally a whites-only area under apartheid, increasing numbers of Indians from neighbouring Laudium moved in, following the abolition of segregation in the early 1990s, and the construction of a direct link road between the two areas. Erasmia lies west of the R55 route. In 2001, 65.72% of the population was Indian,[2] and by 2011, Indians made up 77.03% of the population.[1] The area called Christoburg is for census[1] and other purposes usually treated as part of Erasmia.

CountrySouth Africa
Established26 January 2019
Postal code (street)
0183
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Erasmia
Erasmia is located in Gauteng
Erasmia
Erasmia
Erasmia is located in South Africa
Erasmia
Erasmia
Coordinates: 25°48′51″S 28°5′35″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Established26 January 2019
Area
  Total
2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
6,932
  Density2,370/km2 (6,130/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African12.6%
  Coloured1.8%
  Indian/Asian77.0%
  White7.0%
  Other1.6%
First languages (2011)
  English75.3%
  Afrikaans12.5%
  Northern Sotho2.5%
  Tswana1.2%
  Other8.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0183
PO box
0023
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History

It became a suburb on 4 September 1946 and was named after WFE Erasmus.[3] It was created out of the farms Mooiplaas No. 69 and Zwartkop No. 476.[3]

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