Freedom Park, North West

Freedom Park
Freedom Park

 Freedom Park shown within South Africa

Coordinates: 25°34′08″S 27°15′04″E / 25.569°S 27.251°ECoordinates: 25°34′08″S 27°15′04″E / 25.569°S 27.251°E
Country South Africa
Province North West
District Bojanala Platinum
Municipality Rustenburg
Area[1]
 • Total 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 23,156
 • Density 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 98.6%
 • Coloured 0.2%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 0.1%
 • Other 1.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Tswana 29.7%
 • Xhosa 29.6%
 • Sotho 19.0%
 • Tsonga 9.3%
 • Other 12.5%
Postal code (street) 1811

Freedom Park is an informal housing settlement situated near the town of Rustenburg in North West Province, South Africa. It was established in the 1980s when poor people from other parts of South Africa were attracted by the possibility of employment at the nearby Impala Platinum mine. Today the settlement has a population of approximately 25,000 people. There is little public infrastructure at Freedom Park and residents lack adequate access to sanitation, electricity, and potable water.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Main Place Freedom Park". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ IRIN 2008, 'SOUTH AFRICA: Hope in a shipping container clinic', IRIN News, 25 August. Retrieved on 25 August 2008.