Raedene Estate

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Raedene Estate
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Raedene Estate
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Raedene Estate
Coordinates: 26°08′53″S28°05′31″E / 26.148°S 28.092°E / -26.148; 28.092 Coordinates: 26°08′53″S28°05′31″E / 26.148°S 28.092°E / -26.148; 28.092
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1935
Area
[1]
  Total0.10 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total242
  Density2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 29.3%
   White 70.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 72.6%
   Zulu 9.1%
   Northern Sotho 3.7%
   Sotho 2.9%
  Other11.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Raedene Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is found just north of Sydenham. 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] Named after the land owner Rae Sandler and dene meaning a valley, it became a suburb on 13 February 1935. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Raedene Estate". 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.