Cheltondale

Cheltondale
Cheltondale
 Cheltondale shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Cheltondale
Cheltondale
Cheltondale (South Africa)
Cheltondale
Cheltondale (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1951
Area[1]
  Total 0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 888
  Density 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
  Black African 19.6%
  Coloured 0.8%
  Indian/Asian 3.3%
  White 74.6%
  Other 1.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
  English 80.0%
  Afrikaans 6.4%
  Zulu 3.5%
  Southern Ndebele 2.8%
  Other 7.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2192

Cheltondale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2]

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein.[3] It was established in 1951 and was named after the developer, H. Dare's hometown Cheltondale, Gloucestershire.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Cheltondale". Census 2011.
  2. adrianfrith.com Retrieved on 2015-09-06.
  3. 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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