Vanderbijlpark

Province

Vanderbijlpark is a city in the province of Gauteng in South Africa. It lies on the River Vaal, extends over an area of ​​233 square kilometers and is situated at an altitude of 1468 meters above sea level. Vanderbijlpark is the seat of the municipality of Emfuleni.

Along with the neighboring towns Vereeniging and Sasolburg Vanderbijlpark forms the so-called " Vaal Triangle", one of the largest industrial areas in South Africa. Established in 1947, Vanderbijlpark Engineering Corporation ( vecor ), today SARCO, built a heavy industry plant in the city, which established in 2007/08, 22,000 tonnes of steel products.

History

The city was founded by Hendrik van der Bijl, a young scientist, in 1920. Van der Bijl was invited by the then Prime Minister Jan Smuts returned to his home country to work as a technical advisor to the government and to build an industrial area.

Education

In Vanderbijlpark there are 16 primary and 8 secondary schools. In addition, the North - West University maintains competent in the Vaal Triangle campus in the city.

Demography

Vanderbijlpark 2001 had 80 201 inhabitants, of which 70.2 % White, 28.7 % Black African, 0.8 % of Asian origin, and 0.4 % Coloureds were. 2011 95 840 people lived in the city.