Mountain View, Johannesburg

Mountain View
Mountain View
 Mountain View shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Mountain View
Mountain View
Mountain View (South Africa)
Mountain View
Mountain View (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°10′05″S 28°04′55″E / 26.168°S 28.082°E / -26.168; 28.082Coordinates: 26°10′05″S 28°04′55″E / 26.168°S 28.082°E / -26.168; 28.082
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1902
Area[1]
 • Total 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 358
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 48.5%
 • Coloured 1.9%
 • Indian/Asian 0.8%
 • White 46.0%
 • Other 2.8%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 59.8%
 • Zulu 17.0%
 • Southern Ndebele 5.0%
 • Afrikaans 3.6%
 • Other 14.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box 2470

Mountain View 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 Klipfontein.[2] It was established in 1902 and was named because of it view of the northern Magaliesberg mountains.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Mountain View". 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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