Cheltondale

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Cheltondale
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Cheltondale
Coordinates: 26°09′05″S28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361 Coordinates: 26°09′05″S28°05′01″E / 26.15139°S 28.08361°E / -26.15139; 28.08361
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1951
Area
[1]
  Total0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total888
  Density4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 19.6%
   Coloured 0.8%
   Indian/Asian 3.3%
   White 74.6%
  Other1.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 80.0%
   Afrikaans 6.4%
   Zulu 3.5%
   Southern Ndebele 2.8%
  Other7.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Cheltondale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sub Place Cheltondale". 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.