Wapadrand
Place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Wapadrand is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. Located to the east of Lynnwood in a leafy, established area that is home to some affordable real estate.
Wapadrand | |
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One of the few entrances to Wapadrand | |
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| Coordinates: 25.781°S 28.339°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Pretoria |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.79 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,743 |
| • Density | 781/km2 (2,020/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 16.4% |
| • Coloured | 1.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 2.5% |
| • White | 77.2% |
| • Other | 2.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 65.3% |
| • English | 20.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.4% |
| • Sotho | 1.8% |
| • Other | 9.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0081 |
| PO box | 0050 |
The neighborhood was named after old wagon ruts in the Bronberg area at the suggestion of one of its founders, the architect Koos Reyneke.[2]