Pretoria North

Pretoria North Pretoria-Noord
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Pretoria North  Pretoria North shown within Gauteng
Coordinates: 25°40′23″S 28°10′24″E / 25.67306°S 28.17333°ECoordinates: 25°40′23″S 28°10′24″E / 25.67306°S 28.17333°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Pretoria
Area[1]
• Total	6.16 km^2 (2.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	12,972
• Density	2,100/km^2 (5,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
• Black African	26.0%
• Coloured	2.1%
• Indian/Asian	0.9%
• White	70.4%
• Other	0.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
• Afrikaans	69.1%
• English	9.3%
• Tswana	4.8%
• Northern Sotho	4.6%
• Other	12.2%
Postal code (street)	0182
PO box	0116

Pretoria North (Afrikaans: Pretoria-Noord) is a suburb of the city of Pretoria in Gauteng, South Africa, with a population of 12,972 people according to the 2011 census.^[1] As the name suggests, it is situated to the north of the city centre. It lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Church Square, just north of the Magaliesberg and adjacent to Paul Kruger Street (the M1) and the railway line from Pretoria to Polokwane.

The Onderstepoort campus of the University of Pretoria Faculty of Veterinary Science, and the Wonderboom Airport are nearby.

References

1. "Sub Place Pretoria North". Census 2011.