Atteridgeville

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Atteridgeville Phelindaba
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Coordinates: 25°46′24″S 28°04′17″E / 25.77333°S 28.07139°E / -25.77333; 28.07139
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Established	1939
• Councillor	(DA)
Area [1]
• Total	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	64,425
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	99.1%
• Coloured	0.3%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.3%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Northern Sotho	28.4%
• Tsonga	16.7%
• Tswana	12.3%
• Zulu	20.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0008
PO box	0006
Area code	012

Atteridgeville is a township located to the west of Pretoria, South Africa. It is located to the east of Saulsville, to the west of West Park; to the north of Laudium and to the south of Lotus Gardens. The settlement was established in 1939, and is named after Mrs MP Atteridge, chairwoman of the Committee for Non-European Affairs on the Pretoria City Council at the time. The Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium is located in Atteridgeville.^[2]