Riviera, Gauteng

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Riviera
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Riviera
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Riviera
Coordinates: 26°9′23″S28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056 Coordinates: 26°9′23″S28°2′26″E / 26.15639°S 28.04056°E / -26.15639; 28.04056
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1903
Area
[1]
  Total0.20 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,155
  Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 35.8%
   Coloured 2.4%
   Indian/Asian 24.4%
   White 34.6%
  Other2.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 62.6%
   Zulu 6.7%
   Xhosa 4.4%
   Tswana 4.2%
  Other22.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7100

Riviera 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 Braamfontein. [2] It would be proclaimed as a suburb on 31 July 1903 as is named after the French or Italian Riviera. [2]

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References

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