Freedom Park, North West

Freedom Park
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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 km^2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Total	23,156
• Density	3,700/km^2 (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. "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.