Waterval Estate
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Place in Gauteng, South AfricaTemplate:SHORTDESC:Place in Gauteng, South Africa
Waterval Estate | |
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Waterval Estate is located in Gauteng Show map of GautengWaterval Estate Waterval Estate is located in South Africa Show map of South AfricaWaterval Estate | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′01″S 27°58′45″E / 26.1504°S 27.9791°E / -26.1504; 27.9791 | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1903 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 2,826 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 21.0% |
| • Coloured | 3.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.3% |
| • White | 67.6% |
| • Other | 1.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 50.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 31.4% |
| • Zulu | 4.5% |
| • Xhosa | 2.9% |
| • Other | 10.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Waterval Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Waterval.[2] It became a suburb in 1903 and takes its name from the original farm name.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sub Place Waterval Estate". Census 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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