Sinoville, Pretoria

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Sinoville
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Sinoville
Coordinates: 25°40′44″S28°13′30″E / 25.67889°S 28.22500°E / -25.67889; 28.22500
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Tshwane
Main Place Pretoria
Named for Sinovich Family
Area
[1]
  Total4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total10,058
  Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 12.0%
   Coloured 1.0%
   Indian/Asian 0.9%
   White 84.6%
  Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 80.8%
   English 11.2%
   Northern Sotho 1.5%
   Tswana 1.3%
  Other5.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0182
PO box
0129
Area code 012

Sinoville is a northern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. It lies to the east of the Wonderboom, on the northern slopes of the Magaliesberg mountains, and south of Wonderboom Airport.

History

Sinoville was named after the Sinovich family, immigrants from Croatia.[ citation needed ] Marija street is named after Mr Sinovich's wife, Marija. A selection of streets in the area are named after members of the family. The original name of Sefako Makgatho Drive was Sinovich Avenue, then renamed Zambesi drive in the 1970s.[ citation needed ]

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References

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