Rosslyn (South Africa)
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 39 '45 " S , 28 ° 5' 30" E | ||
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| Country | South Africa | ||
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| metropolis | City of Tshwane | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ZA-GP | ||
| surface | 0.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 2960 (2011) | ||
| density | 3,325.8 Ew. / km² | ||
 Entrance to the BMW plant in Rosslyn
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Rosslyn is a district of the metropolitan municipality Tshwane in the South African province of Gauteng . It is located around 15 kilometers northwest of Pretoria .
geography
Two sub-places are officially managed: the Rosslyn district with 0.8 km² and 2960 inhabitants and Rosslyn Industrial with 11.57 km² and 217 inhabitants. Both sub-places belong to the main place Akasia .
history
To supply Rosslyn with cheap labor, the townships Ga-Rankuwa , Soshanguve and Mabopane were built for blacks during the apartheid period .
Economy and Infrastructure
Rosslyn is known for its industrial operations such as B. BMW South Africa , which was established as the first BMW plant outside Europe in 1970 by taking over an existing plant. There is also the Nissan South Africa plant .
Rosslyn is west of the R80 highway . The road R566 leads directly past the village in an east-west direction. Rosslyn is served by a stop on the Pretoria – de Wildt railway line on the Gauteng Metrorail . Numerous rail connections lead into the industrial area.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ 2011 census , accessed July 10, 2016
- ^ Pretoria the segregated city. sahistory.org.za, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ History at bmwplant.co.za (English), accessed on July 10, 2016
- ↑ Route display ( memento of the original from July 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 10, 2016
