Van Riebeeck Park is a residential

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

of Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa.

History

Named in 1952, it obtained its name after the tercentennial anniversary of the landing of

Jan van Riebeeck Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. Life Early life Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg, as the son of a surgeon. He ...

Education

It has a high school named

Jeugland Hoërskool Kempton Park is a city in the East Rand region of Gauteng province, South Africa. It is part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. It is situated south of Tembisa, one of the largest townships in South Africa, which is also ...

and a primary school named Laerskool Van Riebeeckpark, just a few kilometers apart.

References

Suburbs of Kempton Park, Gauteng {{Gauteng-geo-stub