Gillview

Gillview
Gillview
 Gillview shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Gillview
Gillview
Gillview (South Africa)
Gillview
Gillview (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°15′50″S 28°01′34″E / 26.264°S 28.026°E / -26.264; 28.026Coordinates: 26°15′50″S 28°01′34″E / 26.264°S 28.026°E / -26.264; 28.026
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1963
Area[1]
 • Total 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,027
 • Density 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 29.8%
 • Coloured 20.9%
 • Indian/Asian 24.2%
 • White 24.1%
 • Other 1.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 65.8%
 • Afrikaans 6.4%
 • Sotho 6.3%
 • Zulu 5.9%
 • Other 15.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2091

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

History

The suburb is situated on a old Witwatersrand farm of Turffontein.[2] It was proclaimed as a suburb on 27 November 1963 and is named after the lands developer, Gilbert 'Gill' Tunmer and view of the valley.[2]

References

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