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Garsfontein
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Coordinates: 25°47′29″S 28°17′37″E / 25.7913°S 28.2935°E / -25.7913; 28.2935
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Pretoria
Area
• Total	7.30 km (2.82 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,501
• Density	2,700/km (6,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	17.6%
• Coloured	1.8%
• Indian/Asian	2.0%
• White	77.5%
• Other	1.1%
First languages (2011)
• Afrikaans	58.7%
• English	26.9%
• Northern Sotho	2.2%
• Zulu	1.9%
• Other	10.4%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	Boxes: 0042 Streets: 0081
PO box	0042

Garsfontein is a residential suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. It is a well-developed area, lying to the east of the city centre, close to the Menlyn Park shopping center.

Education

Garsfontein is served by Laerskool Garsfontein a public elementary school and Hoërskool Garsfontein a public high school, both of which are primarily Afrikaans speaking schools.

Points of interest

• Zita Park is public park which is frequented by families and children. It has well maintained facilities including a paddling pool, water slide, playground equipment, ablution facilities and a tuck shop. According to an article in Pretoria News on 10 August 2006 the park was established on the location of a cemetery for the black community formerly living there. The Eastwood Location was established as a black community on 1905, but under the proclamation of the Group Areas Act of 1950 the area was designated as a white area and resulted in the removal of the black residents.

References

1. ^ "Sub Place Garsfontein". Census 2011.
2. kadenhendricks (25 October 2023). "Best of Pretoria celebrates 10 years of excellence". Rekord. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. Reporter, Citizen (4 August 2019). "Child friendly places to visit in Pretoria". The Citizen. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. "Seven places to cool down in Pretoria". Network News. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2024.

v t e Places adjacent to Garsfontein
Lynnwood Manor Lynnwood Glen Lynnwood Park, Faerie Glen Faerie Glen Menlyn Park Garsfontein Woodhill Waterkloof Glen Constantia Park Moreleta Park

v t e Communities of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
Seat: Pretoria
Cities and towns	Akasia Bronkhorstspruit Centurion Cullinan Ekangala Ga-Rankuwa Hammanskraal Kleinfontein Mabopane Mamelodi Nuwe Eersterus Onderstepoort Onverwacht Pretoria Rayton Refilwe Rosslyn Saulsville Soshanguve Temba Zithobeni
Suburbs of Centurion	Clubview Cornwall Hill Doringkloof Eldoraigne Erasmia Heuweloord Irene Kloofsig Laudium Lyttelton Olievenhoutbosch Pierre van Ryneveld Park Rooihuiskraal Sunderland Ridge The Reeds Zwartkop
Suburbs of Pretoria	Arcadia Atteridgeville Booysens Brooklyn Capital Park Chantelle Colbyn Constantia Park Danville Die Wilgers Eastwood Eersterust Elardus Park Equestria Faerie Glen Garsfontein Groenkloof Hatfield Hazelwood Kameeldrift Lady Selborne Lotus Gardens Lukasrand Lynnwood Lynnwood Glen Lynnwood Manor Lynnwood Ridge Magalieskruin Marabastad Mayville Menlo Park Montana Park Monument Park Moreleta Park Murrayfield Newlands Orchards Pretoria North Pretoria West Prinshof Queenswood Roseville Shere Silver Lakes Silverton Sinoville Sunnyside Villieria Wapadrand Waterkloof Waterkloof Glen Waterkloof Park Waterkloof Ridge Waverley Wingate Park Wonderboom Wonderboom South

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