Bezuidenhout Valley

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Bezuidenhout Valley
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Bezuidenhout Valley
Coordinates: 26°11′17″S28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444 Coordinates: 26°11′17″S28°04′28″E / 26.18806°S 28.07444°E / -26.18806; 28.07444
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area
[1]
 • Total1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total9,252
 • Density5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 64.07%
 •  Coloured 10.02%
 •  Indian/Asian 12.44%
 •  White 11.15%
 • Other2.31%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  English 45.59%
 •  Zulu 16.51%
 •  Afrikaans 5.85%
 •  Ndebele 3.58%
 • Other16.26%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094

Bezuidenhout Valley is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The area lies to the east of the Johannesburg CBD and is surrounded by the suburbs of Kensington to the south and Observatory to the north. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is colloquially known as the Bez Valley.

History

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Bezuidenhout Valley

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Doornfontein. [2] The farm Doornfontein was purchased in 1861 from B.P. Viljoen by Frederik Jacobus Bezuidenhout. [2] Parts of the farm were sold from 1902 and the suburb stands from 1906. [3] : 67  In March 1949, Willem Bezuidenhout sold the remaining land of 133ha to the Johannesburg City Council for use as a park and to be called Bezuidenhout Park. [3] : 67 

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Bezuidenhout Valley". Census 2011.
  2. 1 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.
  3. 1 2 Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN   1868590712.
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