Electron, Gauteng

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Electron
Coordinates: 26°14′28″S28°5′46″E / 26.24111°S 28.09611°E / -26.24111; 28.09611 Coordinates: 26°14′28″S28°5′46″E / 26.24111°S 28.09611°E / -26.24111; 28.09611
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Municipality City of Johannesburg
Main Place Johannesburg
Established1949
Area
[1]
  Total0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total38
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
   Black African 100.0%
First languages (2011)
[1]
   Zulu 15.8%
   Sotho 7.9%
   Southern Ndebele 5.3%
   Tsonga 5.3%
  Other65.8%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
2197

Electron 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 Elandsfontein. [2] It became a suburb on 27 July 1949. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Electron". 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.
  3. Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 4 Dev - For. Internet Archive. Cape Town : Nasou. 1971. ISBN   978-0-625-00320-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)