Rosslyn is an industrial suburb of Akasia, 29 km north-west of Pretoria and part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.[2]
Rosslyn | |
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  Rosslyn  Rosslyn | |
| Coordinates: 25°37′30″S 28°05′20″E / 25.625°S 28.089°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Akasia |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.89 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,960 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 26.4% |
| • Tswana | 24.1% |
| • English | 11.1% |
| • Zulu | 9.9% |
| • Other | 28.6% |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 0182 |
| PO box | 0200 |
This industrialized area is best known for its automotive industry, in particular the BMW South Africa factory, which opened in 1968. It was BMW's first factory outside of Europe.[3] Nissan South Africa also maintains a factory there, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (locally known as "bakkies") and 4X4 offroaders. The Italian transport company IVECO also operates a plant in the area.[4]
In 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Rosslyn". Census 2011.
- ^ Google maps
- ^ History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
- ^ "IVECO South Africa". IVECO. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Singh, Sukasha (April 2012). "BMW to add 600 jobs at Rosslyn plant". Mail&Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
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