Sydenham, Johannesburg

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Sydenham
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Sydenham
Coordinates: 26°09′11″S28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092 Coordinates: 26°09′11″S28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E / -26.153; 28.092
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1905
Area
[1]
  Total1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total3,368
  Density2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 29.3%
   Coloured 1.3%
   Indian/Asian 1.5%
   White 65.9%
  Other2.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 69.1%
   Zulu 6.9%
   Northern Sotho 5.3%
   Afrikaans 4.4%
  Other14.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2192

Sydenham is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The suburb is surrounded by the area of Orchards, Orange Grove and other smaller suburbs.

History

The suburb was surveyed for housing in 1905. [2] :162 The suburb's name comes from the name of the farm which originated sometime before the mid-1890s. [3] :304 In 1910, Sydenham was still quite rural and on 26 February of that year, the land was used by Frenchman Albert Kimmerling to fly a Voisin biplane a few hundred yards and proved that aircraft could be flown at a high altitude of 2,000 m (6,600 ft). [4] :255

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Sydenham". Census 2011.
  2. Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
  3. "Orange Grove Precinct. Heritage Impact Assessment & Conservation Management Plan. Report Phase 3. Volume 3" (PDF). Johannesburg Development Agency (published 16 May 2016). 19 February 2017.
  4. Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.