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Faerie Glen
Coordinates: 25°47′16″S28°19′0″E / 25.78778°S 28.31667°E / -25.78778; 28.31667
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Tshwane
Main Place Pretoria
Area
[1]
  Total8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total20,444
  Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 17.1%
   Coloured 1.5%
   Indian/Asian 1.8%
   White 78.0%
  Other1.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 60.1%
   English 24.6%
   Northern Sotho 2.0%
   Sotho 1.9%
  Other11.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0081
PO box
0043
Area code 012

Faerie Glen is a large suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre an adjacent to the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve.

When it was first established in 1974, it was the most eastern suburb of Pretoria, but the city has since considerably expanded eastwards and southwards.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Faerie Glen". Census 2011.