Chislehurston

Chislehurston
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Coordinates: 26°6′59″S 28°3′7″E / 26.11639°S 28.05194°E / -26.11639; 28.05194
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSandton
Established1958
Area
 • Total0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total253
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African44.7%
 • Coloured0.8%
 • Indian/Asian1.2%
 • White53.4%
First languages (2011)
 • English54.2%
 • Zulu13.8%
 • Tswana5.9%
 • Southern Ndebele4.7%
 • Other21.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)2196

Chrislehurston 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 Syferfontein. It was established in 1958 and was named after Chislehurst, Kent.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Chislehurston". Census 2011.
  2. ^ a b 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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