Klipriviersberg

Klipriviersberg
Klipriviersberg
 Klipriviersberg shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Klipriviersberg
Klipriviersberg
Klipriviersberg (South Africa)
Klipriviersberg
Klipriviersberg (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°14′28″S 28°04′37″E / 26.241°S 28.077°E / -26.241; 28.077Coordinates: 26°14′28″S 28°04′37″E / 26.241°S 28.077°E / -26.241; 28.077
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Established 1943
Area[1]
 • Total 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 442
 • Density 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

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

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Klipriviersberg.[2] It was established on part of the farm own by Jan Meyer, a member of the South African Republic's Volksraad and became a suburb 29 June 1943.[2]

Nature Reserve

Currently known as the Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve, the area contains several hiking routes along a stream that lead up to natural rock pools in which swimming is allowed.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sub Place Klipriviersberg". Census 2001.
  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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