Blairgowrie, Gauteng
Blairgowrie is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is named after the town of Blairgowrie in Scotland.
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Coordinates: 26°06′59″S 28°00′34″E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Gauteng |
Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
Main Place | Randburg |
Established | 1928 |
Area | |
• Total | 4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 12,049 |
• Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 24.5% |
• Coloured | 3.1% |
• Indian/Asian | 9.1% |
• White | 61.6% |
• Other | 1.7% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 71.0% |
• Afrikaans | 9.5% |
• Zulu | 4.3% |
• Tswana | 2.9% |
• Other | 12.3% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Postal code (street) | 2194 |
The suburb has an active community association called the Blairgowrie Community Association. The website for the BCA is https://www.myblairgowrie.co.za
History
Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the future suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Klipfontein.[2]:70 The farm was bought by William Grey Rattray in 1890 and renamed it Craighall.[2]:70 In 1928, his daughter would rename part of the land on the farm after the town Blairgowrie and Rattray in Scotland.[2]:70 The suburb consisted of 406 stands over 56 ha.[2]:70
References
- "Sub Place Blairgowrie". Census 2011.
- Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN 1868590712.