Arcadia | |
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Sheraton Hotel and Lukasrand Tower
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Arcadia shown within Gauteng | |
Coordinates: 25°44′46″S 28°13′16″E / 25.746°S 28.221°ECoordinates: 25°44′46″S 28°13′16″E / 25.746°S 28.221°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Main Place | Pretoria |
Area | |
• Total | 2.94 km2 (1.14 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 23,404 |
• Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 80.2% |
• Coloured | 3.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 1.7% |
• White | 12.5% |
• Other | 1.9% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 18.6% |
• Northern Sotho | 14.0% |
• Tswana | 11.6% |
• Afrikaans | 9.6% |
• Other | 46.2% |
Postal code (street) | 0083 |
PO box | 0007 |
Arcadia is a suburb in Pretoria, South Africa that is known for its historical buildings, embassies and hotels. The Union Buildings and the President's residence are also situated here.
The main thoroughfare is Park Street. Landmarks on Park Street are The Pretoria Art Museum in its Mid-Century Modernist building, The Gerard Moerdyk Restaurant which serves traditional colonial African fare in a house built in 1920 by this famous architect, as well as Loftus Versfeld Stadium where local and international rugby and soccer matches are played.
The University of Pretoria is also near Arcadia.
The Ecole Miriam Makeba, a campus of the Lycée Jules Verne French international school, is in Arcadia.