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Gillview
Coordinates: 26°15′50″S28°01′34″E / 26.264°S 28.026°E / -26.264; 28.026 Coordinates: 26°15′50″S28°01′34″E / 26.264°S 28.026°E / -26.264; 28.026
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1963
Area
[1]
  Total0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,027
  Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 29.8%
   Coloured 20.9%
   Indian/Asian 24.2%
   White 24.1%
  Other1.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 65.8%
   Afrikaans 6.4%
   Sotho 6.3%
   Zulu 5.9%
  Other15.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091

Gillview is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on an old Witwatersrand farm of Turffontein. [2] It was proclaimed as a suburb on 27 November 1963 and is named after the lands developer, Gilbert 'Gill' Tunmer and view of the valley. [2]

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References

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