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Centurion | |
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| Coordinates: 25°51′37″S 28°11′22″E / 25.86028°S 28.18944°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 394.88 km2 (152.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,453 m (4,767 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 236,580 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.3% |
| • Coloured | 2.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.4% |
| • White | 59.0% |
| • Other | 1.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 49.4% |
| • English | 26.0% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.2% |
| • Tswana | 3.7% |
| • Other | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0157 |
| PO box | 0046 |
| Area code | 012 |
Centurion (previously known as Verwoerdburg and before that Lyttelton) is an area with 236,580 inhabitants (2011 census) in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, between Pretoria and Midrand. Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it has been part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality since 2000. Its heart is at the intersection of the N1 and N14 freeways. The R21 freeway also passes through the eastern part of Centurion.
The Waterkloof Air Force Base, as well as the Swartkop Air Force Base (which includes the South African Air Force Museum), are in Centurion.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Centurion". Census 2011.