Bordeaux is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Found north of the Johannesburg CBD, it is next to the suburbs of Ferndale, Blairgowrie and Hurlingham. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.[2][3]
Bordeaux | |
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  Bordeaux  Bordeaux | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′51″S 28°00′51″E / 26.09750°S 28.01417°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Randburg |
| Established | 1940 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,790 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 35.3% |
| • Coloured | 3.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 8.8% |
| • White | 50.4% |
| • Other | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 65.3% |
| • Zulu | 6.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 5.8% |
| • Northern Sotho | 3.3% |
| • Other | 19.0% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2194 |
History edit
The suburb is situated on part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Klipfontein 479.[4] It was established in April 1940 and named after the French city of Bordeaux.[4]
Schools edit
The suburb currently has only one school, Bordeaux Primary. The other, Greenhills Primary School, was closed down (year TBC) owing to dwindling young population in the area.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bordeaux". Census 2011.
- ^ "Map of Johannesburg-Randburg" (PDF). Joburg-archive.co.za. Johannesburg Public Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "City of Johannesburg - Region B". joburg.org.za. City of Johannesburg. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ a b Raper, Peter E.; Moller, Lucie A.; du Plessis, Theodorus L. (2014). Dictionary of Southern African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers. p. 1412. ISBN 9781868425501.
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