Waterval Estate

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Waterval Estate
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Waterval Estate
Coordinates: 26°09′01″S27°58′45″E / 26.1504°S 27.9791°E / -26.1504; 27.9791
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1903
Area
[1]
  Total1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total2,826
  Density1,600/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 21.0%
   Coloured 3.6%
   Indian/Asian 6.3%
   White 67.6%
  Other1.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 50.8%
   Afrikaans 31.4%
   Zulu 4.5%
   Xhosa 2.9%
  Other10.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)

Waterval Estate is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B 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 Waterval. [2] It became a suburb in 1903 and takes its name from the original farm name. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Waterval 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.