Riviera, Gauteng

Riviera
Riviera
 Riviera shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Riviera
Riviera
Riviera (South Africa)
Riviera
Riviera (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056Coordinates: 26°9′23″S 28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1903
Area[1]
 • Total 0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 1,155
 • Density 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 35.8%
 • Coloured 2.4%
 • Indian/Asian 24.4%
 • White 34.6%
 • Other 2.7%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 62.6%
 • Zulu 6.7%
 • Xhosa 4.4%
 • Tswana 4.2%
 • Other 22.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 7100

Riviera 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 Braamfontein.[2] It would be proclaimed as a suburb on 31 July 1903 as is named after the French or Italian Riviera.[2]

References

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