Selby, Johannesburg

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Selby
Coordinates: 26°13′01″S28°01′52″E / 26.217°S 28.031°E / -26.217; 28.031 Coordinates: 26°13′01″S28°01′52″E / 26.217°S 28.031°E / -26.217; 28.031
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1928
Area
[1]
  Total3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,323
  Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 96.8%
   Coloured 1.5%
   Indian/Asian 0.5%
   White 0.9%
  Other0.3%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 31.0%
   Xhosa 10.2%
   English 8.5%
   Southern Ndebele 6.7%
  Other43.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2001

Selby is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region F 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 Turffontein. [2] The area was originally mining land on which two mine's, Village Main and Ferreira Gold, were established. [2] It was established as a suburb in 1928 and is named after mine manager Paul Selby of Ferreira Deep. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Selby". Census 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN   9781868425501.