Cleveland, Gauteng

Cleveland
Cleveland
 Cleveland shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland (South Africa)
Cleveland
Cleveland (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°12′27″S 28°06′46″E / 26.20750°S 28.11278°E / -26.20750; 28.11278Coordinates: 26°12′27″S 28°06′46″E / 26.20750°S 28.11278°E / -26.20750; 28.11278
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1903
Area[1]
 • Total 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 2,341
 • Density 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 97.39%
 • Coloured 1.58%
 • Indian/Asian 0.09%
 • White 0.85%
 • Other 0.04%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Zulu 54.10%
 • Xhosa 9.93%
 • Tsonga 5.98%
 • Sotho 6.73%
 • Other 23.26%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2094
PO box 2022

Cleveland is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its now a light industrial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1903 and was named after Cleveland, Ohio and the suburb was the location for storage of mining equipment by American firms.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Cleveland". 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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