Conference Venues South Africa brings you information on Vanderbijlpark situated in the Gauteng Province of South Africa including information on Facilities and Recreation, Climate, Founding, History Suburbs, Town Planning and Geography
Conference Venues South Africa brings you information on Vanderbijlpark situated in the Gauteng Province of South Africa including information on Facilities and Recreation, Climate, Founding, History Suburbs, Town Planning and Geography |
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Information on Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa
About Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South AfricaVanderbijlpark is an industrial city with 220,102 inhabitants on the Vaal River in the south of the Gauteng province of South Africa. Click here for Conference Centres in Vanderbijlpark History of VanderbijlparkIt all started when Dr HJ van der Bijl, a young Dutch scientist working in the United States at the time, was called back to South Africa in 1920 by the then Prime Minister Jan Smuts to advise the government on planning South Africa's industrial development[citation needed]. Van der Bijl oversaw the Iron and Steel Corporation's first plant at Pretoria, but with the increased demand after World War II, 100 km² was bought to build a large steel works and model town. The steel works began operating in 1947 and the town was proclaimed in 1949. The town attained municipal status in 1952 when Governor General Dr EG Jansen opened ISCOR's second steel works. Vanderbijlpark EducationThere are over 60 primary and secondary schools within the Vaal Triangle area. Of these, 16 primary and 8 secondary schools are located in Vanderbijlpark. Tertiary Education The Vaal Triangle Campus of the North-West University is located in Vanderbijlpark. This campus is situated on the banks of the Vaal River and has student numbers exceeding 3000. The main campus of Vaal University of Technology is located in Vanderbijlpark. It is about 1 KM away from the North West University. The Computer Training institute (CTI) has just built a new satellite campus in central Vanderbijlpark. Sedibeng College is famous for attracting many students from as far as Quaqua (a big township near Lesotho boarders) to do N-Level engineering courses and matric upgrades. A big part of Vanderbijlpark residential area is rented by students studying at the above mentioned institutions and others. Vanderbijlpark DemographicsAccording to the 2001 Census, Vanderbijlpark occupies an area of 233 km². The population is 80,201, which can be broken down as follows: 70.2% White, 28.7% Black, 0.8% Coloured and 0.4% Asian. The population density is 344 persons per km² (888 persons per mi²). Towns and Suburbs of the Gauteng province of South AfricaAlberton , Arcadia , Bedfordview , Benoni , Boekenhoutskloof , Boksburg , Bruma , Bryanston , Centurion , De Wagensdrift , Dinokeng , Edenvale , Fourways , Johannesburg , Germiston ,Glenvista , Hartbeespoort , Hatfield , Kameeldrift , Kempton Park , Kromdraai , Krugersdorp , Lanseria , Linden , Lonehill , Lynnwood , Magaliesburg , Menlyn , Meyerspark , Midrand , Modderfontein , Mondeor , Montana , Muldersdrift , Murrayfield , Northcliff , Pretoria , Pretoria East , Randburg , Rivonia , Roodepoort , Rosebank , Rust de Winter , Sandton , Springs , Vereeniging , Vanderbijlpark , Walkerville , Wapadrand , Waterkloof , Weltevredenpark , Woodmead
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