Arcadia, Pretoria

Coordinates: 25°44′46″S 28°13′16″E / 25.746°S 28.221°E / -25.746; 28.221
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Arcadia
PO box
0007

Arcadia is a suburb in

embassies and hotels. The Union Buildings[2] and the president's
residence are also situated here.

History

The land on which the suburb lies had the name originally and so it remained after the land was surveyed in 1857/58 by AF du Toit.[3]

Geography

It is immediately east of the

soccer
matches are played.

Education

The Ecole Miriam Makeba, a campus of the Lycée Jules Verne French international school, is in Arcadia.[4] The University of Pretoria is also near Arcadia. High schools in the area include Pretoria High School for Girls, Pretoria Boys High School, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool and Pretoria Technical High School.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Arcadia". Census 2011.
  2. ^ Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa vol.7
  3. .
  4. ^ "Contact and access map Archived 2015-02-10 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Jules Verne. Retrieved on 18 January 2015. "Ecole Miriam Makeba 816 - 818 George Avenue Corner George & Eastwood, Eastwood – Arcadia, Pretoria"