Zinniaville
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Coordinates: 25°38′53″S 27°14′28″E / 25.648°S 27.241°ECoordinates: 25°38′53″S 27°14′28″E / 25.648°S 27.241°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Bojanala Platinum |
Municipality | Rustenburg |
Main Place | Rustenburg |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 3,225 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011)[1] | |
• Black African | 25.5% |
• Coloured | 2.4% |
• Indian/Asian | 69.0% |
• White | 1.1% |
• Other | 2.1% |
First languages (2011)[1] | |
• English | 75.9% |
• Afrikaans | 6.5% |
• Tswana | 3.8% |
• Southern Ndebele | 1.0% |
• Other | 12.8% |
Postal code (street) | 0299 |
PO box | 0302 |
Website | www.zinniaville.co.za |
Zinniaville is a small town in the city of Rustenburg, in the North West Province of South Africa.
Zinniaville is close to the world's two biggest platinum mines. It lies close to the old border of Bophuthatswana. It has a majority Muslim-Indian population. Zinniaville has the biggest mosque within Rustenburg, where at least 1000 people come to pray on Fridays. It also has a Hindu temple.
Zinniaville has a soccer pitch with flood lights and two schools, Nur Ul Imann Muslim School and Zinnaville Secondary School. Zinniaville Secondary School was initially an all Indian school in the apartheid era and was a popular school amongst people from Botswana.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Zinniaville". Census 2011.
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