Universitas, Bloemfontein

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Universitas
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Universitas
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Universitas
Coordinates: 29°07′05″S26°10′26″E / 29.118°S 26.174°E / -29.118; 26.174 Coordinates: 29°07′05″S26°10′26″E / 29.118°S 26.174°E / -29.118; 26.174
Country South Africa
Province Free State
Municipality Mangaung
Main Place Bloemfontein
  Councillor(ANC)
Area
[1]
  Total5.36 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total9,076
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 23.1%
   Coloured 3.1%
   Indian/Asian 1.1%
   White 72.3%
  Other0.4%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Afrikaans 73.6%
   English 11.8%
   Sotho 6.9%
   Tswana 2.2%
  Other5.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
9301
PO box
9321
Area code 051

Universitas used to be a white suburb of the city of Bloemfontein during the Apartheid era. Today, the racial composition is mixed, and a significant number of the family homes in the suburb have been adapted to serve as communal student accommodation, due to the favourable location near the campuses of the Free State University as well as the Central University of Technology.

Universitas borders on the suburbs Willows, Wilgehof, Gardenia Park, Langenhoven Park and Brandwag.

Before becoming a residential suburb, the area was used for agriculture and the Bloemfontein race course was located where the oval-shaped Paul Kruger Avenue runs today.

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References

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