Sydenham, Gauteng

Sydenham
Sydenham
 Sydenham shown within Gauteng
Location within Greater Johannesburg
Sydenham
Sydenham
Sydenham (South Africa)
Sydenham
Sydenham (Africa)
Coordinates: 26°09′11″S 28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092Coordinates: 26°09′11″S 28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established 1905
Area[1]
 • Total 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 3,368
 • Density 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 29.3%
 • Coloured 1.3%
 • Indian/Asian 1.5%
 • White 65.9%
 • Other 2.0%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • English 69.1%
 • Zulu 6.9%
 • Northern Sotho 5.3%
 • Afrikaans 4.4%
 • Other 14.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 2192

Sydenham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb is surrounded by the area of Orchards, Orange Grove and other smaller suburbs.

History

The suburb was surveyed for housing in 1905.[2]:162 The suburbs name comes from the name of the farm which originated sometime before the mid-1890s.[3]:304 In 1910, Sydenham was still quite rural and on 26 February of that year, the land was used by Frenchman Albert Kimmerling to fly a Voisin biplane a few hundred yards and proved that aircraft could be flown at a high altitude of 2000m.[4]:255

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Sydenham". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
  3. ↑ "Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3" (PDF). Johannesburg Development Agency (published 16 May 2016). 19 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.


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