Thaba Tshwane Voortrekkerhoogte Robert's Heights |
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SA Army College in Thaba Tshwane
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Thaba Tshwane shown within Gauteng | |
Coordinates: 25°47′24″S 28°08′32″E / 25.7901°S 28.1421°ECoordinates: 25°47′24″S 28°08′32″E / 25.7901°S 28.1421°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Tshwane |
Area | |
• Total | 32.76 km2 (12.65 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,727 |
• Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 68.5% |
• Coloured | 0.6% |
• Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
• White | 30.5% |
• Other | 0.4% |
First languages (2011) | |
• Northern Sotho | 29.1% |
• Afrikaans | 27.9% |
• S. Ndebele | 8.2% |
• Tsonga | 7.3% |
• Other | 27.5% |
Postal code (street) | 0187 |
PO box | 0143 |
Thaba Tshwane is a military base (or military area), in Pretoria, South Africa.
Founded around 1905 by the British Army, and called Roberts Heights after Lord Roberts.
The area was renamed Voortrekkerhoogte ("Voortrekker Heights") in 1939 by the government of the Union of South Africa, following the beginning of the building of the nearby Voortrekker Monument, at a time of growing Afrikaner nationalism.
The oldest building in the complex is the South African Garrison Institute, what is now known as the Army College. Lord Kitchener laid the cornerstone on 12 June 1902.
On the 19 May 1998, following the end of apartheid, it was renamed again, getting the name Thaba Tshwane. Today the installation is home to:
Thaba Tshwane should not be confused with the much larger City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, that was created in 2000, which includes Pretoria (including Thaba Tshwane).