Birdhaven, Gauteng

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Birdhaven
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Birdhaven
Coordinates: 26°08′23″S28°03′18″E / 26.13972°S 28.05500°E / -26.13972; 28.05500 Coordinates: 26°08′23″S28°03′18″E / 26.13972°S 28.05500°E / -26.13972; 28.05500
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1949
Area
[1]
  Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total984
  Density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 29.9%
   Coloured 1.3%
   Indian/Asian 6.8%
   White 59.8%
  Other2.2%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 65.7%
   Zulu 6.8%
   Tswana 6.0%
   Afrikaans 5.9%
  Other15.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2196

Birdhaven is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is adjacent to the suburb of Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on parts of the old Witwatersrand farms called Syferfontein and Zandfontein. [2] It would be proclaimed as suburb on 8 October 1949 and its name is derived from either the bird sanctuary next door or Jack Bird Barregar and the company Bird Investments. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Birdhaven". 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.