Prinshof

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Prinshof
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Prinshof
Coordinates: 25°44′02″S28°11′56″E / 25.734°S 28.199°E / -25.734; 28.199 Coordinates: 25°44′02″S28°11′56″E / 25.734°S 28.199°E / -25.734; 28.199
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Tshwane
Main Place Pretoria
Area
[1]
  Total1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Population
(2011) [1]
  Total2,970
  Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 71.6%
   Coloured 4.9%
   Indian/Asian 2.1%
   White 20.9%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 15.6%
   Northern Sotho 15.3%
   Afrikaans 15.1%
   Tswana 10.2%
  Other43.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Prinshof is an area in Pretoria. It is the home of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Pretoria and the Steve Biko Hospital (formerly the Pretoria Academic Hospital).

Prinshof is also the name of a school in Pretoria for partially sighted children.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Prinshof". Census 2011.