Blairgowrie, Gauteng

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Blairgowrie
Coordinates: 26°06′59″S28°00′34″E / 26.11639°S 28.00944°E / -26.11639; 28.00944 Coordinates: 26°06′59″S28°00′34″E / 26.11639°S 28.00944°E / -26.11639; 28.00944
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Randburg
Established1928
Area
[1]
  Total4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total12,049
  Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 24.5%
   Coloured 3.1%
   Indian/Asian 9.1%
   White 61.6%
  Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   English 71.0%
   Afrikaans 9.5%
   Zulu 4.3%
   Tswana 2.9%
  Other12.3%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2194

Blairgowrie is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is named after the town of Blairgowrie in Scotland.

The suburb has an active community association called the Blairgowrie Community Association. [2]

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the future suburb lay on land on one of the original farms that make up Johannesburg, called Klipfontein. [3] :70 The farm was bought by William Grey Rattray in 1890 and renamed it Craighall. [3] :70 In 1928, his daughter would rename part of the land on the farm after the town Blairgowrie and Rattray in Scotland. [3] :70 The suburb consisted of 406 stands over 56 ha. [3] :70

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Blairgowrie". Census 2011.
  2. "Blairgowrie Community Association". Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Musiker, Naomi; Musiker, Reuben (2000). A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg. Cape Town: Francolin. ISBN   1868590712.