Cleveland, Gauteng

Cleveland is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Its now a light industrial suburb. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Cleveland
Cleveland is located in Gauteng
Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is located in South Africa
Cleveland
Cleveland
Coordinates: 26°12′27″S 28°06′46″E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceJohannesburg
Established1903
Area
  Total0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total2,341
  Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African97.39%
  Coloured1.58%
  Indian/Asian0.09%
  White0.85%
  Other0.04%
First languages (2011)
  Zulu54.10%
  Xhosa9.93%
  Tsonga5.98%
  Sotho6.73%
  Other23.26%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094
PO box
2022

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein.[2] It was established in 1903 and was named after Cleveland, Ohio and the suburb was the location for storage of mining equipment by American firms.[2]

References

  1. "Sub Place Cleveland". Census 2011.
  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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