Olievenhoutbosch

Olievenhoutbosch (also known as 'Oliven") is a township in Centurion, south of Pretoria in Gauteng, South Africa, close to Midrand on the R55 route. It was established in the 1990s and very little is recorded about the area.It is densily populated and is one of the fastest growing townships in the province.[2] It is the furthest township situated from the Pretoria CBD.

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Coordinates: 25°54′34″S 28°5′34″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Government
• Councillor	Cedric Tsela
Area [1]
• Total	11.39 km^2 (4.40 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	70,863
• Density	6,200/km^2 (16,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	98.0%
• Coloured	0.6%
• Indian/Asian	0.2%
• White	0.1%
• Other	1.2%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	32.6%
• Zulu	14.2%
• S. Ndebele	8.0%
• Xhosa	7.1%
• Other	38.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0187
PO box	0175
Website	www.olievenhoutbosch.co.za

In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, people formed lines four kilometers (2.49 miles) long to get food in Olievenhoutbosch.[3]

References

1. "Main Place Olievenhoutbosch". Census 2011.
3. "Thousands of Hungry People Line up for Food at Walter Sisulu Primary School in South Africa". US News and World Report. May 2, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.