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'''Erasmia''' is a suburb in the northern outskirts of [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]] in the[[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
'''Erasmia''' is a suburb in the northern outskirts of [[Centurion, Gauteng|Centurion]] in the [[City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality]]. Originally a whites-only area under [[apartheid]], increasing numbers of [[Indian South Africans|Indians]] from neighbouring [[Laudium]] moved in, following the abolition of segregation in the early 1990s, and the construction of a direct link road between the two areas. Erasmia lies west of the [[R55 (Gauteng)|R55 route]]. In 2001, 65.72% of the population was Indian,<ref>[http://census2001.adrianfrith.com/place/77603025 Sub Place Erasmia] ''Census 2001''</ref> and by 2011, Indians made up 77.03% of the population.<ref name="census2011"/><!-- defined by template:Infobox South African town --> The area called '''Christoburg''' is for census <ref name="census2011" /><!-- defined by template:Infobox South African town --> and other purposes usually treated as part of Erasmia. |
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==History== |
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It became a suburb on 4 September 1946 and was named after WFE Erasmus.<ref name="Stan01">{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/standardencyclop0004unse |title=Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For |date=1971 |publisher=Cape Town : Nasou |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-625-00320-4 |pages=382}}</ref> It was created out of the farms ''Mooiplaas No. 69'' and ''Zwartkop No. 476''.<ref name=Stan01/> |
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Erasmia | |
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  Erasmia  Erasmia | |
| Coordinates: 25°48′51″S 28°5′35″E / 25.81417°S 28.09306°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Established | 26 January 2019 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,932 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 12.6% |
| • Coloured | 1.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 77.0% |
| • White | 7.0% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 75.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 12.5% |
| • Northern Sotho | 2.5% |
| • Tswana | 1.2% |
| • Other | 8.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0183 |
| PO box | 0023 |
Erasmia is a suburb in the northern outskirts of Centurion in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. Originally a whites-only area under apartheid, increasing numbers of Indians from neighbouring Laudium moved in, following the abolition of segregation in the early 1990s, and the construction of a direct link road between the two areas. Erasmia lies west of the R55 route. In 2001, 65.72% of the population was Indian,[2] and by 2011, Indians made up 77.03% of the population.[1] The area called Christoburg is for census [1] and other purposes usually treated as part of Erasmia.
History
It became a suburb on 4 September 1946 and was named after WFE Erasmus.[3] It was created out of the farms Mooiplaas No. 69 and Zwartkop No. 476.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sub Place Erasmia". Census 2011.
- ^ Sub Place Erasmia Census 2001
- ^ a b Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For. Internet Archive. Cape Town : Nasou. 1971. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-625-00320-4.
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