Eersterust

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Eersterust Poort
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Coordinates: 25°42′25″S 28°18′33″E / 25.70694°S 28.30917°E / -25.70694; 28.30917
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Tshwane
Main Place	Pretoria
Government
• Councillor	Benjamin Lawrence II (DA)
Area [1]
• Total	6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	29,676
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	14.4%
• Coloured	83.5%
• Indian/Asian	1.0%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.9%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Afrikaans	77.5%
• English	10.5%
• Northern Sotho	2.7%
• S. Ndebele	2.0%
• Other	7.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	0022
Area code	+27(0)12 - 806
Website	www.eersterust.com

Eersterust or "First Rest", often incorrectly spelled "Eersterus", is a formal South African township within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and is located just about 15 km east of the Pretoria city centre. It is also referred to by locals as "Poort". Eersterust is situated west of Mamelodi.