Roodepoort
Roodepoort is a town in the Gauteng province of South Africa. Formerly an independent municipality, Roodepoort became part of the Johannesburg municipality in the late 1990s, along with Randburg and Sandton. Johannesburg's most famous botanical garden, Witwatersrand National Botanical Gardens (now renamed Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden), is located in Roodepoort.
Roodepoort | |
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Bastion Hoërskool in Roodepoort | |
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| Coordinates: 26°9′45″S 27°52′21″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 161.50 km2 (62.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 326,416 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 51.4% |
| • Coloured | 8.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 4.0% |
| • White | 35.4% |
| • Other | 0.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 29.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 24.0% |
| • Zulu | 9.0% |
| • Tswana | 8.8% |
| • Other | 28.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 1724 |
| PO box | 1725 |
| Area code | 011 |
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