Amandasig

Amandasig is a suburb of Akasia in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated to the north west of the Pretoria CBD, on the slopes of the Magaliesberg.

Amandasig
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Coordinates: 25°40′43″S 28°06′19″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Akasia
Area [1]
• Total	4.60 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	3,738
• Density	810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	60.9%
• Coloured	1.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.8%
• White	34.4%
• Other	1.4%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Tswana/N./S. Sotho	35.9%
• Afrikaans	31.3%
• English	15.9%
• Zulu	4.6%
• Other	12.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0182
PO box	0118
Area code	012

It used to be a predominantly Afrikaans speaking suburb for many young white residents, but the demography has changed since the end of apartheid in 1994. During Apartheid, Amandasig was a "Whites Only" area, as determined by the government of the time.^{[citation needed]}