Mountain View, Johannesburg

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Mountain View
Coordinates: 26°10′05″S28°04′55″E / 26.168°S 28.082°E / -26.168; 28.082 Coordinates: 26°10′05″S28°04′55″E / 26.168°S 28.082°E / -26.168; 28.082
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1902
Area
[1]
  Total0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total358
  Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 48.5%
   Coloured 1.9%
   Indian/Asian 0.8%
   White 46.0%
  Other2.8%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 59.8%
   Zulu 17.0%
   Southern Ndebele 5.0%
   Afrikaans 3.6%
  Other14.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box
2470

Mountain View is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein. [2] It was established in 1902 and was named because of it view of the northern Magaliesberg mountains. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Mountain View". 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.