Cheltondale
Cheltondale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[1]
Cheltondale | |
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  Cheltondale  Cheltondale | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′05″S 28°05′01″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1951 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 888 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 19.6% |
| • Coloured | 0.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 3.3% |
| • White | 74.6% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 80.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.4% |
| • Zulu | 3.5% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 2.8% |
| • Other | 7.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
History
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein.[2] It was established in 1951 and was named after the developer, H. Dare's hometown Cheltondale, Gloucestershire.[2]
References
- "Sub Place Cheltondale". Census 2011.
- 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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