Chislehurston

Chislehurston
Chislehurston
 Chislehurston shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Chislehurston
Chislehurston
Chislehurston (South Africa)
Chislehurston
Chislehurston (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°6′59″S 28°3′7″E / 26.11639°S 28.05194°E / -26.11639; 28.05194Coordinates: 26°6′59″S 28°3′7″E / 26.11639°S 28.05194°E / -26.11639; 28.05194
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Sandton
Established 1958
Area[1]
 • Total 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 253
 • Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 44.7%
 • Coloured 0.8%
 • Indian/Asian 1.2%
 • White 53.4%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 54.2%
 • Zulu 13.8%
 • Tswana 5.9%
 • Southern Ndebele 4.7%
 • Other 21.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2196

Chrislehurston is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Syferfontein.[2] It was established in 1958 and was named after Chislehurst, Kent.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Chislehurston". Census 2011.
  2. 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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