Arcadia, Pretoria

Arcadia is a suburb in Pretoria, South Africa that is known for its historical buildings, embassies and hotels. The Union Buildings[2] and the President's residence are also situated here.

Arcadia
Sheraton Hotel and Lukasrand Tower
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Coordinates: 25.746°S 28.221°E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Pretoria
Established	1857/8
Area [1]
• Total	2.94 km^2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	23,404
• Density	8,000/km^2 (21,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	80.2%
• Coloured	3.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.7%
• White	12.5%
• Other	1.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• English	18.6%
• Northern Sotho	14.0%
• Tswana	11.6%
• Afrikaans	9.6%
• Other	46.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0083
PO box	0007

History

The land on which the suburb lies had the name originally and so it remained after the land was surveyed in 1857/58 by AF du Toit.[3]

Geography

The main thoroughfare is Park Street. Landmarks on Park Street are The Pretoria Art Museum in its Mid-Century Modernist building, The Gerard Moerdyk Restaurant which serves traditional colonial African fare in a house built in 1920 by this famous architect, as well as Loftus Versfeld Stadium where local and international rugby and soccer matches are played.

Education

The Ecole Miriam Makeba, a campus of the Lycée Jules Verne French international school, is in Arcadia.[4] The University of Pretoria is also near Arcadia. High schools in the area include Pretoria High School for Girls, Pretoria Boys High School, Afrikaanse Hoer Meisieskool, Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool and Pretoria Technical High School.

References

1. "Sub Place Arcadia". Census 2011.
2. Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa vol.7
3. Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
4. "Contact and access map Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Jules Verne. Retrieved on 18 January 2015. "Ecole Miriam Makeba 816 - 818 George Avenue Corner George & Eastwood, Eastwood – Arcadia, Pretoria"