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.
Sydenham | |
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  Sydenham  Sydenham | |
| Coordinates: 26°09′11″S 28°05′31″E / 26.153°S 28.092°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Established | 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,368 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 29.3% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.5% |
| • White | 65.9% |
| • Other | 2.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 69.1% |
| • Zulu | 6.9% |
| • Northern Sotho | 5.3% |
| • Afrikaans | 4.4% |
| • Other | 14.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2192 |
History edit
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
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Sydenham". Census 2011.
- ^ Leyds, Gerald Anton (1964). A History of Johannesburg: The Early Years. Nasional Boekhandel. p. 318.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Shorten, John R. (1970). The Johannesburg Saga. Johannesburg: John R. Shorten Pty Ltd. p. 1159.
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