Wierdapark

Wierdapark
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Coordinates: 25°51′38″S 28°08′40″E / 25.8605°S 28.1445°E / -25.8605; 28.1445
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Centurion
Area
• Total	9.47 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,348
• Density	670/km2 (1,740/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	13,49%
• Coloured	1.37%
• Indian/Asian	3.75%
• White	82.37%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	70.45%
• English	19.05%
• Northern Sotho	2.14%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0157
PO box	0149

Wierdapark is a suburb of Centurion, Gauteng, near Pretoria, and is located in the province of Gauteng, South Africa.

History

Wierdapark was named after the chief architect of the Transvaal Republic, Sytze Wopkes Wierda, who engineered the Wierda Bridge. The area in which the suburb is located was once part of a farm known as Cyferfontein.^{[citation needed]}

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