Bordeaux, Gauteng

Bordeaux
Bordeaux
 Bordeaux shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux (South Africa)
Bordeaux
Bordeaux (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°05′51″S 28°00′51″E / 26.09750°S 28.01417°E / -26.09750; 28.01417Coordinates: 26°05′51″S 28°00′51″E / 26.09750°S 28.01417°E / -26.09750; 28.01417
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Randburg
Established 1940
Area[1]
 • Total 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,790
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 35.3%
 • Coloured 3.8%
 • Indian/Asian 8.8%
 • White 50.4%
 • Other 1.6%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 65.3%
 • Zulu 6.6%
 • Afrikaans 5.8%
 • Northern Sotho 3.3%
 • Other 19.0%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2194

Bordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Found north of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next to the suburbs of Ferndale, Blairgowrie and Hurlingham. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2][3]

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein 479.[4] It was established in April 1940 and named after the French city of Bordeaux.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bordeaux". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Map of Johannesburg-Randburg" (PDF). Joburg-archive.co.za. Johannesburg Public Archive. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "City of Johannesburg - Region B". joburg.org.za. City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 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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