Savoy Estate

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Savoy Estate
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Savoy Estate
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Savoy Estate
Coordinates: 26°07′52″S28°04′48″E / 26.131°S 28.080°E / -26.131; 28.080 Coordinates: 26°07′52″S28°04′48″E / 26.131°S 28.080°E / -26.131; 28.080
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1948
Area
[1]
  Total0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total1,532
  Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 47.8%
   Coloured 3.8%
   Indian/Asian 4.0%
   White 43.8%
  Other0.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 61.3%
   Zulu 9.5%
   Northern Sotho 7.7%
   Afrikaans 5.1%
  Other16.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Savoy Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg 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 called Syferfontein. [2] It became a suburb in October 1948 and was originally owned by M.A. Zoccola who was from the same region of the Savoy Royal family. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Savoy 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.