Ophirton

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Ophirton
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Ophirton
Coordinates: 26°13′30″S28°01′34″E / 26.225°S 28.026°E / -26.225; 28.026
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Area
[1]
  Total0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total506
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 67.6%
   Coloured 3.4%
   Indian/Asian 25.7%
   White 1.8%
  Other1.6%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 30.4%
   Zulu 19.3%
   Xhosa 9.7%
   Northern Sotho 7.2%
  Other33.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2091

Ophirton is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. This industrial suburb lies three kilometers to south-west of the Johannesburg CBD. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, adjacent to Booysens.

History

Ophirton has it origin in 1888, not long after the creation of Johannesburg in 1886. [2] :154 The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Turffontein. [3] It is named after the Paarl Ophir Gold Mining Company that owned the land. [3] It has its origins as a dusty residential suburb, that was surrounded by mine dumps, and occupied by the poorer classes. [2] :154 Chandler's Brewery was one of the early industrial business' in the suburb. [2] :154 Nowadays the suburb is mostly industrial but a few old residential houses remain.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Ophirton". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
  3. 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.