Rosslyn, Gauteng
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| Rosslyn | |
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 Rosslyn
Rosslyn shown within Gauteng |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Tshwane |
| Main Place | Akasia |
| Established | {{#property:P571}} |
| Area[1] | |
| • 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)[1] | |
| • Black African | 98.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • White | 0.7% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011)[1] | |
| • Northern Sotho | 26.4% |
| • Tswana | 24.1% |
| • English | 11.1% |
| • Zulu | 9.9% |
| • Other | 28.6% |
| Postal code (street) | 0182 |
| PO box | 0200 |
File:Tshwane BMW plant.jpg
BMW gate at Rosslyn in the city of Tshwane
Rosslyn is a suburb of Pretoria, part of the City of Tshwane Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa.[2] This industrialized area is best known for its automative industry, in particular the BMW factory, which opened in 1968, BMW's first factory outside Europe [3] as well as the Nissan South Africa factory, manufacturing a vast range of motor vehicles, trucks, light delivery vans (LDV's, locally known as bakkies) and 4X4 offroaders.
in 2012, vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa contributed about 6.2% to the country's gross domestic product.[4]
References
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- ↑ Google maps
- ↑ History of the BMW plant in Rosslyn
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