Malvern, Gauteng

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Malvern
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Malvern
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Malvern
Coordinates: 26°12′04″S28°06′07″E / 26.201°S 28.102°E / -26.201; 28.102 Coordinates: 26°12′04″S28°06′07″E / 26.201°S 28.102°E / -26.201; 28.102
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1904
Area
[1]
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total10,525
 • Density6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 •  Black African 86.0%
 •  Coloured 6.3%
 •  Indian/Asian 1.4%
 •  White 5.6%
 • Other0.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 •  Zulu 39.7%
 •  English 19.2%
 •  Afrikaans 5.9%
 •  Xhosa 5.8%
 • Other29.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2094
PO box
2094

Malvern is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Situated east of the Johannesburg CBD, it lies south of Kensington and north of the industrial suburb of Denver. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and lies just west of Bedfordview in the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Doornfontein. [2] The area is named after Malvern or Malvern Hills in Worcestershire with the land proclaimed as a suburb on 24 June 1904. [2] It was previously called Morriston. [3] : 177 

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References

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