Sinoville, Pretoria

Sinoville
Sinoville visible to the left
Sinoville visible to the left
Sinoville is located in Gauteng
Sinoville
Sinoville
Sinoville is located in South Africa
Sinoville
Sinoville
Coordinates: 25°40′44″S 28°13′30″E / 25.67889°S 28.22500°E / -25.67889; 28.22500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Tshwane
Main PlacePretoria
Named forSinovich Family
Area
 • Total
4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
10,058
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African12.0%
 • Coloured1.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.9%
 • White84.6%
 • Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
 • Afrikaans80.8%
 • English11.2%
 • Northern Sotho1.5%
 • Tswana1.3%
 • Other5.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
0182
PO box
0129
Area code012

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Sinoville". Census 2011.